Freezing temperatures of aqueous solutions of methyl formate and ethyl acetate with a variety of nonelectrolytes. Gibbs energy of interaction of the ester group with other functional groups

Freezing temperatures of dilute aqueous solutions of ethyl acetate and mixtures with myo-inositol, D-mannitol, formamide, 1,3,5-trioxane, 1,4-dioxane, acetamide, hexamethylenetetramine, and methyl formate have been measured. In addition, freezing temperatures of dilute aqueous solutions of methyl formate and mixtures with the above solutes have been measured. From these data, the pairwise molecular Gibbs energies of interaction between the molecules were calculated. Using the additivity principle, the pairwise functional group Gibbs energies of interaction were calculated for ester group interactions with a variety of other functional groups.     

Determination of metabolic profile of anti-malarial trioxane CDRI 99/411 in rat liver microsomes using HPLC

CDRI 99/411 is a potent 1,2,4‐trioxane anti‐malarial candidate compound of the Central Drug Research Institute, India. This study aimed to conduct comprehensive in vitro metabolic investigations of CDRI 99/411 to corroborate its preclinical investigations. Preliminary in vitro metabolic investigations were performed to assess the metabolic stability [in vitro half‐life (t_1/2) and in vitro hepatic intrinsic clearance (Cl_int)] of CDRI 99/411 in male Sprague–Dawley rat and human liver microsomes using validated high‐performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detector. The observed in vitro t_1/2 of the compound in rat and human liver microsomes was 13 min with in vitro Cl_int 130.7 ± 25.0 μL/min/mg and 19 min with in vitro Cl_int 89.3 ± 17.40 μL/min/mg. These observations suggested moderate metabolic degradation and in vitro Cl_int with insignificant difference (p > 0.05) in the metabolic stability profile in rat and human. Hence, in vitro metabolic investigations were performed with rat liver microsomes. It was observed that CDRI 99/411 exhibited sigmoidal kinetics. At nonlinear regression (r ≥ 0.99) EC₅₀ and Hill slope values were 17 µm and 1.50, respectively. The metabolism of CDRI 99/411 was primarily mediated by CYP3A2 and was inferred by CYP reaction phenotyping with known potent inhibitors. Two metabolites of CDRI 99/411 were detected which were undetectable on incubation with 1‐aminobenzotriazole and ketoconazole. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

ReCl（CO）5-catalyzed Reactions of Aromatic Compounds with 1,3,5-Trioxane or Aqueous Formaldehyde Affording Diarylmethanes

ReCI（CO）5 catalyzed the dehydration reaction of aromatic compounds with 1,3,5-trioxane or aqueous formaldehyde （37 wt%） under air. The reactions of a variety of aromatic compounds beating electron-donating group（s） with 1,3,5-trioxane afforded the corresponding diarylmethanes in moderate to good yields.     

吡啶甲磺酸盐离子液体的固载化及其在聚甲醛二甲醚合成中的催化作用

采用键合法将吡啶甲磺酸盐离子液体负载在HZSM-5分子筛上,得到分子筛负载型离子液体催化剂,并将其用于聚甲醛二甲醚(PODEn)的合成。X射线衍射、红外光谱和N2吸附-脱附表征结果显示,吡啶甲磺酸盐离子液体较好地固载于分子筛上。用于催化合成PODEn时较适宜的反应条件为:离子液体负载量0.25 g、甲醇与三聚甲醛的物质的量比(即醇醛比)1.5、110℃、反应时间3 h,催化剂用量为总反应物质量的2.2%。缩合产物中柴油添加组分PODE3~8收率可达67.35%;与单纯离子液体或分子筛催化效果相比,PODE3~8收率得到提高。固载化离子液体易回收,可重复利用;当重复使用3次后,PODE3~8收率仍能达到45.62%。     

InCl3 as an Efficient Catalyst for Cyclotrimerization of Aldehydes: Synthesis of 1,3,5‐Trioxane Under Solvent‐Free Conditions

1,3,5‐Trioxanes derived from aldehydes were synthesized using indium trichloride as a catalyst. Cyclotrimerization of the aldehydes gave excellent yields under neat conditions within a short span of time.     

Interactions in aqueous nonelectrolyte systems. Gibbs energy of interaction of the ether group with the hydroxyl group and the amide group

Freezing temperatures of dilute aqueous solutions of equimolar mixtures of 1,3,5-trioxane with myo-inositol, d-mannitol, cyclohexanol, formamide, and acetamide, and 1,4-dioxane with myo-inositol, d-mannitol, formamide, and acetamide have been measured. These data yield pairwise Gibbs energies of interactions between the molecules in an aqueous solution. Using the group additivity principle, the results also yield the pairwise functional group Gibbs energies of interaction for the ether group with the hydroxyl and amide group. These results have been combined with all available data from the literature to yield the Gibbs energy and enthalpy of interaction of amides, ethers, alcohols, and saccharides in aqueous solution.To whom correspondence should be addressed.     

Enthalpies of dilution of aqueous systems containing hexamethylenetetramine and other nonelectrolytes

Enthalpies of dilution of aqueous systems containing hexamethylenetetramine, alone and in ternary system with each of mannitol, myoinositol, cyclohexanol, formamide, dimethylformamide, and trioxane have been determined. The data have been treated in terms of the Savage-Wood additivity principle and first estimates for the pairwise groups interaction enthalpies of N/N, CH₂/N, CHOH/N, COHN/N and –O–/N have been made. The results are discussed in light of all other known group interaction enthalpies. The limitations and utilities of the Savage-Wood principle are reviewed.     

Polyglycolic acid copolymers from one‐step cationic polymerization of formaldehyde,carbon monoxide,and epoxides derived from PEG

Biodegradable polyglycolic acid (PGA) is conventionally produced via the ring‐opening polymerization of glycolide, the cyclic dimer form of glycolic acid, in the presence of mostly tin‐based catalyst initiators which are rather known to be cytotoxic materials. Our previous studies revealed an alternative method for the synthesis of PGA from the perfectly alternating copolymerization of formaldehyde (from trioxane) and carbon monoxide (CO) under BrØnsted acidic conditions. The poor physical properties of PGA (insolubility in many organic solvents, brown color, etc.) limit its use in other marketing applications in the industry. To improve on the physical properties of PGA, such as solubility and appearance, copolymerization of trioxane, CO, and a minor amount of epoxides derived from polyethylene glycol (PEG) were performed under the same reaction conditions for PGA synthesis (in DCM, at 800 psi CO pressure, with triflic acid catalyst, reaction duration of 72 hours). The results have shown that the addition of minor quantities of epoxide comonomers vastly improves the appearance of the obtained PGA copolymers and allows for the control of the polymeric properties, such as solubility and melting temperature.     

Freezing temperatures of aqueous solutions of hexamethylenetetramine with polyols,amides, and ethers

Freezing temperatures of dilute aqueous solutions of hexamethylenetetramine and mixtures of hexamethylenetetramine with myo-inositol, d-mannitol, cyclohexanol, formamide, acetamide, 1,4-dioxane, and 1,3,5-trioxane have been measured. These data yield pairwise molecular Gibbs energies of interaction between the molecules in an aqueous solution. Using the additivity principle, the results also yield the pairwise functional group Gibbs energies of interaction in an aqueous solution for the amine nitrogen with itself and with the hydroxyl, amide, ether, and methylene groups.     

Morphospecific polymer from the copolymerization of trioxane and ethylene oxide

Recently, we have observed the following phenomena during the copolymerization of trioxane and ethylene oxide using a boron trifluoride initiator. In almost all of the polymerization cases, all polymers were soluble in a p-chlorophenol-tetrachloroethane mixed solvent at 90°C. However, in some polymerization cases, a small portion of the polymer was insoluble at this temperature, and this mixed solvent-insoluble fraction showed a higher melting point than that of the other fractions. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) photographs of the polymer showed that a highly fibrous structure was formed for the mixed solvent-insoluble fraction, and this highly packed structure is thought to be the origin of the high melting fraction. The nature of this high melting fraction was further examined using X-ray diffraction and Raman spectra. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35 : 2479–2486, 1997