Vol 67, No 12 (2018)

The reaction of the hydride [(dpp-bian)Al(H)Cl] (1) containing the 1,2-bis[(2,6-diisopropylphenyl) imino]acenaphthene (dpp-bian) radical anion with MeLi affords the compound [(dpp-bian)Al(H)Me] (2). The reaction of complex 1 with two equivalents of PhC≡CNa involves the replacement of chlorine along with oxidative substitution of hydrogen accompanied by the reduction of dpp-bian to the dianion to form the compound [(dpp-bian)Al(C≡CPh)₂Na(Et₂O)₂] ({sn3}). This reaction gives the complex [{dpp-bian(H)}Al(C≡CPh)₃Na(Et₂O)₂] (4) as the second product, which is apparently generated in the reaction of compound 3 with PhC≡CH. The reaction of compound 1 with Cp*Na (Cp* is pentamethylcyclopentadiene) in dimethoxyethane is also accompanied by the reduction of redox-active dpp-bian to the dianion, giving the complex [(dpp-bian)Al(H)Cl][Na(DME)₃] (5). Diamagnetic derivatives 3–5 were characterized by ¹H NMR spectroscopy; paramagnetic compound 2, by EPR spectroscopy. The molecular structures of compounds 2–5 were determined by X-ray diffraction.

Using the method of adsorption spectroscopy, the temperature dependence of the electronic absorption spectra of the fluorescent chemosensor (CS), based on the supramolecular pyrene–2β-cyclodextrin complex (Pyr@2βCD, PCD), was studied in the absence and in the presence of phenylalanine (Phe). The application of CS, where pyrene serves as a fluorescent probe, is based on the ability of CS to form the inclusion complexes with small organic molecules as well as with aromatic amino acids (AA) such as Phe, tryptophan (Trp), tyrosine (Tyr), and histidine (His) in aqueous solutions. Upon heating to 55 °C, the PCD complex in the presence of Phe shows a higher stability as compared to that in the absence of Phe. The molecular dynamics simulation was applied to study the thermal stability of PCD and its complexes with the above AAs in water. The PCD complex exists in two configurations. In configuration 1 the planar Pyr molecule lies in the equatorial plane of the βCD dimer, the plane of Pyr is nearly perpendicular to the vertical axis of the dimer 2βCD, and water fills up the empty part of the cavity. In configuration 2, the plane of Pyr is inclined with respect to the axis of the 2βCD dimer by ~30°. The PCD complex initially prepared in state 1 is spontaneously transformed into state 2 and remains stable up to the boiling temperature. The transition of PCD from the form 1 to 2 is provided by fluctuations in water content in its cavities. The inclusion complexes of amino acids 2AA@PCD exist in a single conformation 1. Complexes of PCD with Trp and Phe are stable up to the boiling temperature, i.e., these AAs are preserved within the PCD cavities even at the elevated temperature. The complex with Tyr decays at 60 °C, and the complex with His is unstable at room temperature and above.

The extraction behavior of Na and K during lithium isotope separation using benzo-15-crown-5 (B15C5) in chloroform as the extractant was investigated. It was found that potassium was extracted better than sodium and lithium, the metal: B15C5 ratio in the extracted compound was 1: 1 for all metals. It was shown that in the extraction systems with a LiCl concentration higher than 5 mol L^-1, B15C5 was noticeably transferred into aqueous solutions, while concentrated LiCl solutions had a salting-out effect with respect to Na and K.

We proposed a new approach to the synthesis of heteroleptic crown-substituted terbium(III) bisphthalocyaninate, [(15C5)₄Pc]Tb(Pc) (1) based on the reaction of unsubstituted lanthanum bisphthalocyaninate (La(Pc)₂) with tetra-15-crown-5-phthalocyanine (H₂[(15C5)₄Pc]) and terbium(III) acetate in a mixture of octanol and chloronaphthalene in the presence of 1,8-diazabicyclo[ 5.4.0]undec-7-ene as an organic base. For the first time, we carried out a comparative spectrophotometric titration of compound 1 with MBPh₄ solutions (M = K, Rb, Cs) and demonstrated the formation of isostructural cofacial supramolecular dimers. Spectral-structural correlations were developed for evaluation of the distances between phthalocyanine ligands in new supramolecular assemblies, which can be used for the development of polynuclear suprasingle-molecule magnetic materials.

The behavior of crown- and phosphoryl-containing magnesium and zinc phthalocyaninates in solutions of synthetic and natural surfactants is studied. In a phosphate buffer (рН 7.4), zinc phthalocyaninate bearing oxy(pentyloxy)phosphoryl groups in peripheral substituents of the macrocycle is in aggregated state. According to absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy data, adding oppositely charged synthetic and natural surfactants leads to monomerization of this compound. The degree of monomerization of magnesium octa[(4´-benzo-15-crown-5)oxy]-phthalocyaninate in a microheterogeneous medium is affected by the concentration of sodium cholate and ionic strength. Fluorescence-active supramolecular gels based on sodium deoxycholate were prepared using phosphoryl-containing zinc phthalocyaninate.

The kinetics of liquid-phase decarbonylation of stearic acid in n-dodecane on γ-Al₂O₃ supported nickel sulfide catalyst promoted with silver was experimentally studied at 350 °C. The parameters of the reaction steps were determined and a structural kinetic model was developed. The model was compared with an earlier developed kinetic model for the unpromoted catalyst. It was suggested that an increased reaction selectivity in the presence of silver promoted catalyst was caused by a change in the composition of the adsorption complexes formed by the active sites of the catalyst. This change in the composition of the complexes is probably associated with an increase in the average size of the surface active particles of the catalyst.

Allylation of norbornadiene with allyl formate in the presence of the palladium catalytic systems is characterized by several peculiarities associated with the new reaction route: hydroallylation (reductive allylation) occurs along with the traditional allylation (oxidative allylation). Both processes are considered from the single point of view, and the mechanism assuming different routes of the hydride transfer in the key intermediates was proposed. It was proved by using deuterated reactants that the hydride transfer can involve the allyl, norbornenyl, or formyl moieties. In all cases, the hydrogen atom bound to the carbon atom in the β-position relative to palladium is eliminated in this step.

Nucleophilic substitution of fluorine atoms in the phenyl rings by alkoxy groups was performed in perfluorosubstituted zinc(II) octaphenylporphyrazine [ZnPAF₄₀]. Up to 12 fluorine atoms are substituted in the reaction with sodium butoxide in boiling butanol leading to the formation of [ZnPAF_40-n(OBu)_n] (n = 6–12). Up to eight monosaccharide groups are introduced in the reaction with 1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-galactopyranose (Gal´) in toluene in the presence of sodium hydride leading to the formation of [ZnPaF_(40-n)(Gal´)_n] (n = 6–8). It was possible to obtain a water-soluble glycoconjugated zinc(II) porphyrazine [ZnPaF_(40-n)(Gal)_n] after removal of the isopropylidene protecting groups by treatment with trifluoroacetic acid. Substitution products are characterized by electron absorption spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. Substituting the fluorine atoms with monosaccharide residues leads to an increase in the fluorescence quantum yield from Ф_F = 0.19 for [ZnPAF₄₀] to 0.29 for [ZnPA(Gal´)_nF_40-n] (n = 6–8).

Methyl 2-aminothiophene-3-carboxylates were modified with trifluoromethyl-containing five-membered heterocycles by cyclocondensation of methyl trifluoropyruvate N-thiophen-2-ylimines with 1,3-N,N-binucleophiles (2-aminothiazoline and benzamidines) to obtain the corresponding 5-oxo-6-trifluoromethyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydroimidazoles and 5-oxo-2-phenyl-4-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazoles. Radioligand binding was used to study the in fluence of the synthesized compounds on the neuronal NMDA receptors.

Microwave-assisted synthesis of new representatives of triazole-containing macroheterocycles bearing 1-alkyl-1,2,4-triazole moieties was described. The developed procedure is advantageous over the conventional method as it allows significant reduction of the reaction time from 72 h to 20 min and leads to higher yields (up to 53–57%).

Previously unknown condensation products were obtained by the reaction of the racemic Betti base with 2-, 3- and 4-pyridinecarboxaldehydes. It was established that they have a naphthoxazine structure in solid state. In the solution, a three-component ring-chain equilibrium is established between the imine form and cis- and trans-oxazines. Over time or under heating, these compounds are prone to 2-azaallylic prototropic tautomerism, involving 1-(phenyl- (pyridinylmethylimino)methyl)naphthalen-2-ols in equilibrium.

Telehelic oligodimethylsiloxanes containing 4-carboxypyrrolidone fragments were synthesized by the reactions of oligodimethylsiloxanes bearing terminal 3-aminopropyl groups with itaconic acid. The thermal and rheological properties of the obtained polymers were studied. The activation energies of viscous flow of the oligomers obtained and the previously synthesized oligodimethylsiloxanes containing terminal fragments of undecenoic or benzoic acid are compared.

New derivatives of serinol, 3-[4-(2-chloroethoxy)benzyloxy]-2-phthalimidopropan-1-ol and 3-[4-(2-azidoethoxy)phenoxy]-2-phthalimidopropan-1-ol, were synthesized and tested as glycosyl acceptors in stereoselective 1,2-cis-galactosylation in the benzyl-free synthesis of analogs of α-linked galactosylceramides. It was found that NIS/AgOTf-promoted glycosylation of 3-[4-(2-chloroethoxy)benzyloxy]-2-phthalimidopropan-1-ol with ethyl 4,6-O-(di-tert-butylsilylene)-1-thio-β-D-galactoside resulted in both the expected α-linked diastereomeric glycosides and the product of iodination of the benzyl group of the aglycon. This process was avoided by using the corresponding galactosyl imidate under Et₃SiOTf promotion to give exclusively α-linked diastereometic serinol glycosides.

Adaptaquin, 7-{(4-chlorophenyl)[(3-hydroxypyridin-2-yl)amino]methyl}quinolin-8-ol (1), was identified in our earlier study as a hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor by high-throughput screening of cell lines, which stably express the reporter construct encoding a fusion protein composed of the HIF oxygen degradable domain and firefly luciferase (HIF1 ODD-luc). Adaptaquin is a specific inhibitor of this enzyme and exhibits neuroprotective properties in cell models of oxidative stress and in vivo models of hemorrhagic stroke. The role of the chiral carbon atom in the inhibitor molecule was studied in order to further improve the adaptaquin structure. The separation into two enantiomers was performed. Both enantiomers were shown to equally activate the HIF1 ODD-luc reporter. The adaptaquin structure can be significantly modified and made more sophisticated in order to improve specificity toward this group of enzymes and subsequently toward individual isozymes.