The influence of pre-extractant, extractant, and post-extractant on total extracted amounts of P and organic P compound groups measured with 31P nuclear magnetic resonance (31P-NMR) in lacustrine sediment was examined. The main extractants investigated were sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium hydroxide ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (NaOH-EDTA) with bicarbonate buffered dithionite (BD) or EDTA as pre-extractants. Post extractions were conducted using either NaOH or NaOH-EDTA, depending on the main extractant. Results showed that the most efficient combination of extractants for total P yield was NaOH with EDTA as pre-extractant, yielding almost 50% more than the second best procedure. The P compound groups varying the most between the different extraction procedures were polyphosphates and pyrophosphates. NaOH with BD as pre-extractant was the most efficient combination for these compound groups.
The effects of different physical and chemical conditions on the decomposition and release of organic and inorganic P compound groups from the sediment of Lake Erken were investigated in a series of laboratory experiments. Conditions investigated were temperature, oxygen level, and the effects of additions of carbon substrate (glucose) and poison (formalin). The effects on the P compound groups were determined by measurements with 31P NMR before and after the experiments, as well as analysis of P in effluent water throughout the experiment. Phosphate analysis of the effluent water showed that oxygen level was the most influential in terms of release rates, with the sediments under anoxic conditions generally releasing more phosphate than the other treatments. 31P NMR showed that the various treatments did influence the P compound group composition of the sediment. In particular, the addition of glucose led to a decrease in orthophosphate and polyphosphate while the addition of formalin led to a decrease in phosphorus lipids, DNAphosphate and polyphosphate. Oxic conditions resulted in an increase in polyphosphates, and anoxic conditions in a decrease in these. Temperature did not seem to affect the composition significantly.
The composition and abundance of phosphorus extracted by NaOH-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid from anoxic Northwest Baltic Sea sediment was characterized and quantified using solution P-31 nuclear magnetic resonance. Extracts from sediment depths down to 55 cm, representing 85 yr of deposition, contained 18.5 g m(-2) orthophosphate. Orthophosphate monoesters, teichoic acid P, microbial P lipids, DNA P, and pyrophosphate corresponded to 6.7, 0.3, 1.1, 3.0, and 0.03 g P m(-2), respectively. The degradability of these compound groups was estimated by their decline in concentration with sediment depth. Pyrophosphate had the shortest half-life (3 yr), followed by microbial P lipids with a half-life of 5 yr, DNA P (8 yr), and orthophosphate monoesters (16 yr). No decline in concentration with sediment depth was observed for orthophosphate or teichoic acid P.
Being a major cause of eutrophication and subsequent loss of water quality, the turnover of phosphorus (P) in lake sediments is in need of deeper understanding. A major part of the flux of P to eutrophic lake sediments is organically bound or of biogenic origin. This P is incorporated in a poorly described mixture of autochthonous and allochthonous sediment and forms the primary storage of P available for recycling to the water column, thus regulating lake trophic status. To identify and quantify biogenic sediment P and assess its lability, we analyzed sediment cores from Lake Erken, Sweden, using traditional P fractionation, and in parallel, NaOH extracts were analyzed using 31P NMR. The surface sediments contain orthophosphates (ortho-P) and pyrophosphates (pyro-P), as well as phosphate mono- and diesters. The first group of compounds to disappear with increased sediment depth is pyrophosphate, followed by a steady decline of the different ester compounds. Estimated half-life times of these compound groups are about 10 yr for pyrophosphate and 2 decades for mono- and diesters. Probably, these compounds will be mineralized to ortho-P and is thus potentially available for recycling to the water column, supporting further growth of phytoplankton. In conclusion, 31P NMR is a useful tool to asses the bioavailability of certain P compound groups, and the combination with traditional fractionation techniques makes quantification possible.
Lipid-based formulations can circumvent the low aqueous solubility of problematic drug compounds and increase their oral absorption. As these formulations are often physically unstable and costly to manufacture, solidification has been suggested as a way to minimize these issues. This study evaluated the physicochemical stability and in vitro performance of lipid-loaded mesoporous magnesium carbonate (MMC) particles with an average pore size of 20 nm. A medium chain lipid was loaded onto the MMC carrier via physical adsorption. A modified in vitro lipolysis setup was then used to study lipid release and digestion with 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The lipid loading efficiency with different solidification techniques was also evaluated. The MMC, unlike more commonly used porous silicate carriers, dissolved during the lipolysis assay, providing a rapid release of encapsulated lipids into solution. The digestion of the dispersed lipid-loaded MMC therefore resembled that of a coarse dispersion of the lipid. The stability data demonstrated minor degradation of the lipid within the pores of the MMC particles, but storage for three months did not reveal extensive degradation. To conclude, lipids can be adsorbed onto MMC, creating a solid powder from which the lipid is readily released into the solution during in vitro digestion. The chemical stability of the formulation does however merit further attention.
The base-catalyzed rearrangement of 1-methylindene (1) to 3-methylindene (2) has been studied. The reaction proceeds with substrate enantioselectivity (kinetic resolution) when chiral tertiary amines are used as catalysts. When dihydroquinidine (DHQD) (3
A one-pot synthesis of a 1,3,7,9-tetraazacyclododecane macrocycle in 37% yield from inexpensive starting materials is described, and its complexation properties with metal cations are investigated.
Optically active 5(4H)-oxazolones have been synthesized from L-tryptophan and an excess of trifluoro-, trichloro-, and dichloroacetic anhydrides. Some of the 5(4H)-xazolones have been further transformed to the isomeric 5(2H)-oxazolones as well as oxazolones with exocyclic double bonds. Treatment of the various oxazolones under hydrolytic, acidic and Friedel-Crafts acylation conditions gave indole-3-pyruvic acid, alpha,beta-dehydrotryptophans, beta-carbolines as well as the functionalized cyclopentanoindole 32. Treatment of the 4-(3-indolylmethyl)-2-trifluoromethyl-5(2H)-oxazolone (17) with trifluoroacetic acid gave the 3,4-bridged azepinoindole 35.
A number of cyclopent[b]indol-1-ones as well as -3-ones have been synthesized, using a new methodology involving intramolecular ring closure of α,β-unsaturated acylindoles. In some cases 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbazol-4-ones were obtained. This methodology was used in the syntheses of the indole alkaloid yuehchukene and the carbazole alkaloid analogue demethoxycarbazomycin B.
Thiol-functionalized cobalt porphyrins were used as a model system for investigating catalytic activity in homogeneous and heterogeneous oxidation catalysis. Self-assemble monolayers of thiol-functionalized cobalt porphyrins were prepared on a gold surface and served as heterogenous catalysts. These immoblilized molecules prevented the strong inactivation observed for their homogeneous congener. As a result, the turnover number per molecule in heterogeneous catalysis was at least 100 times higher than that of the corresponding homogeneous catalyst. It is atypical for a heterogenized catalyst to outperform its homogeneous congener. The properties of the molecular layers were characterized on the molecular level by means of X-ray photoelectorn spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The results demonstrate that the performance of these biomimetic catalysts can be dramatically improved if the catalyst arangement can be controlled on the molecular level.
Peptidomimetics incorporating two amino acids 1 and 2 with a stiff stilbene chromophore have been screened by a computational study and compared to a previously investigated analog 3 with stilbene chromophore. The effect of E-Z isomerization of the chromophores on the conformational properties of the petidomimetics was assessed via the frequency of hydrogen bonding between the two peptide strands attached to either side of the chromophore. Substantial differences between the three amino acids were thus indicated, in line with the anticipated effect of chromophore rigidity variation.
Synthetic routes towards the Boc-protected amino acids 1 and 2 incorporating the stiff stilbene chromophore via the corresponding indanone carboxylic acids have been devised. Crucial steps are a reductive McMurry coupling of the indanone carboxylic acids, yielding stiff stilbene dicarboxylic acid esters. Hydrolysis to the monoester and conversion to the azides, followed by a Curtius rearrangement afforded the Boc-protected amino acid ester 1.
Abstract: Ditopic binding of various dinitrogen compounds to three bisporphyrin molecular tweezers with spacers of varying conformational rigidity, incorporating the planar ene-diyne (1), the helical stiff stilbene (2), or the semirigid glycoluril motif fused to the porphyrins (3) are compared. Binding constants Ka = 10^4 to 10^6 M^-1 reveal subtle differences between these tweezers, that are discussed in terms of porphyrin dislocation modes. Exciton coupled circular dichroism (ECCD) of complexes with chiral dinitrogen guests provides experimental evidence for the conformational properties of the tweezers. The results are further supported and rationalized by conformational analysis.
Bisporphyrin molecular tweezers with an enediyne (1) or a stiff stilbene (2) photoswitchable spacer are proposed as systems for modulation of bitopic binding to diamine guests via E/Z photoisomerization. The photoisomerization has been monitored by UV-Vis and 1H NMR spectroscopy and occurs without side reactions such as Bergman cyclization. Possible applications are rationalized in terms of competitive binding involving monoamine/diamine mixtures, and are supported by conformational analysis of the envisioned host-guest complexes. Binding dynamics for conformationally flexible guests show significantly different performance of aliphatic 1,w-diamine guests with varying N-N distance.
Stereocontrolledp alladium(I1)-catalyzed1 ,4-chloro-and 1,4-acetoxylactonizations o f conjugated cyclic dienes have been developed to give stereodefined fused lactones. The stereochemistry of the 1,4- acetoxylactonization was controlled by the ligand on the metal catalyst, and in this way either a cisor truns-acetoxylactonization was obtained. This dual stereoselectivity is explained by a stereocontrolled acetate attack (trans or cis, respectively) on the allyl group in the catalytic (π-allyl)- palladium intermediate. To further strengthen the mechanism the intermediate (π-ally1)palladium complex was isolated and fully characterized. A stereospecific synthesis of cis- and truns-2-[6- (benzyloxy)-2,4-heptadien-l-yllacetic a cid (cis- and truns-9) followed by stereoselective Pd(I1)- catalyzed chloro- and acetoxylactonization in acetonelacetic acid resulted in highly functionalized fused lactones with control of the relative stereochemistry at four different carbons.
Total syntheses of (+/-)-alpha-and (+/-)-gamma-lycorane are described. The key steps in the syntheses are the stereocontrolled palladium-catalyzed intramolecular 1,4-chloroamidation of 12 to 13 and the subsequent anti-stereoselective copper-catalyzed S(N)2' reaction of allylic chloride 13 with [3,4-(methylenedioxy)phenyl]magnesium bromide to give 14. Hexahydroindole 14 has the required relative stereochemistry between carbons 3a, 7, and 7a for alpha-lycorane (1a) and was transformed to the latter via 15 and 16. The epimeric gamma-lycorane (2) was obtained by performing the Bischler-Napieralski cyclization on 14, which led to a highly stereoselective isomerization to give exclusively 17. Compound 17 was subsequently transformed to 2. The overall yield from ester 8 to (+/-)-alpha- and (+/-)-gamma-lycorane was 40 and 36%, respectively.
Evidence for a coordination of p-benzoquinone to palladium in [4-acetoxy-η3-(1,2,3)-cyclohexenyl]-palladium(II) complexes was provided by changes of the 1H NMR chemical shift values of the π-allyl protons and a decrease of the spin-lattice relaxation time constant for the p-benzoquinone protons.
The intermediate (π-allyl)palladium(benzoquinone) complexes previously postulated in palladium-catalyzed 1,4-oxidations of 1,3-dienes were detected by NMR spectroscopy.
The mediator system palladium(II)–hydroquinone was shown to catalyse the anodic oxidation of cyclohexa-1,3-diene in acetic acid to produce selectively either trans- or cis-1,4-diacetoxycyclohex-2-ene (1) depending on the conditions.
The 1H and 13C NMR spectra of 9-hydroxyphenalenone (1) and 9-hydroxy-2-methylphenalenone (2) have been completely assigned. Primary and secondary deuterium isotope effects were determined in three solvents (chloroform, acetone and dimethyl sulphoxide), including the effect of temperature on the secondary isotope effects. Both negative and large long-range secondary isotope effects were found for both 1 and 2. The average secondary isotope effects for corresponding carbons follow the same sign and magnitude pattern in both compounds.
A microwave-assisted, rapid solid phase peptide synthesis procedure is presented. It has been applied to the coupling of sterically hindered Fmoc-protected amino acids yielding di- and tripeptides. Optimized conditions for a variety of coupling reagents are reported. Peptides were obtained rapidly (1.5-20 min) and without racemization.
A microwave-enhanced, rapid and efficient homogeneous-phase version of the Sonogashira reaction is presented. It has been applied to the coupling of aryl iodides, bromides, triflates, and aryl chloride, as well as pyridine and thiophene derivatives with trimethylsilylacetylene. Excellent yields (80−95%) for substrates containing a large variety of substituents in different positions are obtained in 5−25 min.
A microwave-enhanced, rapid, and efficient solidphase version of the Sonogashira reaction is presented. It has been applied to the coupling of aryl iodides and bromides with various acetylene derivatives giving excellent yields in 15 to 25 min. The scopes of homogeneous, solventless, and solid-phase conditions for Sonogashira coupling of aryl halides are compared.
Two diastereomers of a model β-hairpin peptide mimetic were synthesized and studied with a combination of experimental (NMR, X-ray, CD, MS, IR) and computational methods (Monte Carlo/molecular mechanics calculations). The secondary structure-stabilizing effects of hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonding were investigated. Comparison of the extent of folded hairpin population in non-competitive, polar aprotic, and polar protic solvents illustrates the critical role of intramolecular hydrogen bonding on hairpin stability. Investigation of 1H NMR melting curves of the diastereomeric compounds in a variety of solvents allowed an evaluation of the role of hydrophobic effects on secondary structure stabilization to be made.
Subtle changes in the second coordination sphere of [Cl(2)bdtFe(2)-(CO)(4)(Ph2P-CH2-X-CH2-PPh2)] (bdt = benzene-1,2-dithiolate, X = NCH3, NCH2CF3, CH2) that do not influence the electronic character of the Fe-2 center can however direct protonation to three different sites: the N in the bis-phosphane, the Fe-Fe bond or the bdt-S.
The preparation of cis-1α-acetoxy-7-methoxy-1,2,3,4,4a,10a-hexahydro-9(10H)- phenanthrenone 5 was accomplished starting from 6-methoxy-1-tetralone. Reduction of 7-methoxy-1,2,3, 4,9,10-hexahydro-1-oxo-phenanthrene 8, acetylation and subsequent oxidation delivered 5. Application of an analogus procedure to the preparation of cis-1β-acetoxy-5-methoxy-1,2,3,4,,4a,10a-hexahydro-9(10H)- phenanthrenone 6 was not feasible. A more elaborate route was developed for the synthesis of compound 6, where an epoxide-arene reaction involving a 1,2-alkyl shift rearrangement, constituted a highly selective key transformation.
The compounds 5 and 6 were prepared. A route was developed for the synthesis of compound 6, where an epoxide-arene reaction involving a 1,2-alkyl shift rearrangement, constituted a highly selective key transformation.
Two 1,3,5-trisubstituted aromatic scaffolds intended to serve as γ-turn mimetics have been synthesized and incorporated in five pseudopeptide analogues of angiotensin II (Asp-Arg-Val-Tyr-Ile-His-Pro-Phe), replacing Val-Tyr-Ile, Val-Tyr, or Tyr-Ile. All the tested compounds exhibited nanomolar affinity for the AT2 receptor with the best compound (3) having a Ki of 1.85 nM. Four pseudopeptides were AT2 selective, while one (5) also exhibited good affinity for the AT1 receptor (Ki = 30.3 nM). This pseudopeptide exerted full agonistic activity in an AT2 receptor induced neurite outgrowth assay but displayed no agonistic effect in an AT1 receptor functional assay. Molecular modeling, using the program DISCOtech, showed that the high-affinity ligands could interact similarly with the AT2 receptor as other ligands with high affinity for this receptor. A tentative agonist model is proposed for AT2 receptor activation by angiotensin II analogues. We conclude that the 1,3,5-trisubstituted benzene rings can be conveniently prepared and are suitable as γ-turn mimics.
A method for assignment of the relative stereochemistry in acyclic pi-allyl)palladium complexes by H-1 NMR H-H coupling constants has been developed. It is based on the introduction of nitrogen chelating ligands of the bipyridyl type into the complexes. The analytical suitability of several other types of nitrogen chelating ligands has also been investigated. A model for rationalization of the observed relation between stereochemistry and spectral parameters is proposed. Introduction of the chelating ligand also affects the syn,anti equilibrium of the complexes. Isomer ratios depend upon the relative stereochemistry of the side chain as well as on the chelating ligand.
A series of (σ-π)palladium complexes derived from cyclooctadiene were investigated by 1H, 13C and 19F NMR. The stereochemical assignment was based on intramolecular NOEs in conjunction with molecular modelling and semi-empirical methods, and confirmed by interligand NOEs in nitrogen chelate complexes derived from the title compounds. The nitrogen chelating ligands are involved in a rotation with respect to the ligand-palladium axis.
The chemical shift order of axial and equatorial methylene protons in 1,5-disubstituted 3,7-diazabicyclo [3.3.1]nonan-9-ones may be altered by substituents in the 1,5-positions, but the corresponding alcohols behave differently. Unambiguous signal assign
A series of 3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (bispidine) derivatives have been synthesized, and their properties as bidentate nitrogen ligands for (pi-allyl)palladium complexes have been investigated. Complexes of these ligands and of N,N'-diphenylpiperazin
2-Oxopurine reacted with benzyl bromide and ethanol to give the covalent adduct 1,3,7-tribenzyl-6-ethoxy-2-oxopurine, as well as dibenzylated products. Carbon-carbon bond formation was observed in the reaction between 2-oxopurine, dry silica gel, and benzyl bromide, giving rise to 6-hydroxy-1,3,8-tribenzyl-2-oxopurine.
The chiral chelating ligand N,N'-bis(phenylethyl)bispidine (1) forms a rigid cavity which accommodates (rc-allyl)palladium species with high selectivity In the resulting complex, the absolute configuration of the re-allyl ligand can be determined by the d
The reaction of 2-thio-pyridine N-oxide, 2-amino-, 2-hydroxy, 2-thio-, and 4-thiopyridine with butyl glycidyl ether was investigated as a model system for the functionalization of 2,3-epoxypropyl activated agarose. Unambiguous structural assignment of the products was provided by selective INEPT and nuclear Overhauser difference spectra. All reactions were shown to give only one of the possible regioisomers. Further conclusions regarding the structure of the agarose derivatives were drawn from IR spectra.
The 13C NMR spectra of several indole derivatives have been completely assigned by reverse detected one-bond and long-range CH correlation spectra (HMQC) and by selective INEPT experiments. The resolution and sensitivity of the two techniques are discussed. As a result, the literature assignments for the previously known compounds have been revised.
Silver ion complexation to bisarene ligands is enhanced by providing a conformationally rigid molecular cleft in the (Z)-acenaphthylene dimer 1. NMR titrations were used to determine complexation constants K for a series of ligands in tetrahydrofuran solution, with K = 4.9 M-1 for the Z dimer 1 and 0.4 M-1 for the E dimer 2. Higher values of K were observed in CDCl3/CD3OD 9:1 with K = 38 M-1 for 1 and K = 4.1 M-1 for 2. In the solid state, isolated clusters of [1·(AgCF3SO3)2]2 form a novel, pleated-sheet motif based on non-ionic interactions between clusters.
After correlation of the majority of signals by COSY and one-bond heteronuclear correlation, the complete assignment of the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of the macrolide antibiotic venturicidin A required the application of long-range CH coupling information. This was accessible by the COLOC-S and selective INEPT experiments, and the sensitivity of these experiments is discussed. Steric information was obtained from a NOESY spectrum, and the solution structure compared with that in the crystal.