Presence Of Other Bases Research Articles

Synthesis and Spatial Structure of (E)-1-(2-(4-Bromobutoxy)- 6-Hydroxy-4-Methoxyphenyl-3-Phenylprop-2-en-1-one

(E)-1-(2-(4-bromobutoxy)-6-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one was synthesized from the pinostrobin molecule. The tetrahydropyran cycle was opened in acetone under heating (50–60 °C) mixtures of components for 16 hours in the presence of 3 moles of K2CO3 and 1,4-dibromobutane. The resulting substance is a yellow powder of the composition C20H21BrO4, mp 83.7–86.6 °C. The structure of the obtained compound was established on the basis of the data of elemental analysis, IR and NMR spectra. As a result of X-ray diffraction analysis, it was found that the hydrogen atoms in the C8=C9 bond take the transconformation. The rotation of the С1…С6 phenyl ring (flat with an accuracy of ±0.008 Å) relative to the С10…С15 cycle (flat with an accuracy of ±0.004 Å) is 14.3°. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by an intramolecular hydrogen bond O4-H....O1 (distances O-H 0.95(8) Ǻ, O····O 2.469(6) Ǻ, H····O 1.58 (8) Ǻ, angle O-H····O 153(7)°). The formation of (E)-1-(2-(4-bromobutoxy)-6-hydroxy-4-methoxy-1-phenylprop-2-en-1-one can be explained by the ease of the retro-Michael reaction of the pyran ring and the subsequent O-alkylation of the resulting chalcone. Carrying out the reaction in the presence of other bases (cesium carbonate, triethylamine) did not lead to success. The starting substance (pinostrobin) was completely converted into oligomeric compounds.

Direct alkenylation of indolin-2-ones by 6-aryl-4-methylthio-2H-pyran-2-one-3-carbonitriles: a novel approach.

A direct one-pot base-induced alkenylation of indolin-2-ones has been developed by using 6-aryl-4-methylthio-2H-pyran-2-one-3-carbonitriles. Different bases such as MeONa, NaH and t-BuONa have been used to optimize the reaction conditions to obtain the desired product. NaH in THF was found to be the most suitable for the alkenylation of indolin-2-ones. Reaction in the presence of other bases led to the formation of 1-aryl-3-methoxy/methylthio-5H-dibenzo[d,f][1,3]diazepin-6(7H)-ones. Quantum chemical calculations have been performed to explain the nature of the weak noncovalent interactions operating in the supramolecular architectures of alkenylated indoline-2-ones and to explain the relative stability of one of the tautomers with respect to the others.

Oxidation of DNA Bases Influenced by the Presence of Other Bases

AbstractElectrochemical detection of DNA is a highly important topic. Here we show that the electrochemical responses of one DNA base (guanine, adenine, cytosine or thymine), in terms of oxidation potential, current intensity, peak width and resolution can be highly influenced by the presence of other DNA bases at electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ER‐GO) as well as standard glassy carbon electrode. We have observed that the effects were more significant for adenine base on ER‐GO and cytosine base on glassy carbon (GC) electrode. Differences in responses were generally low in a mixture of four different DNA bases but interestingly, deviations become significantly larger when only one or two other bases were present. Our findings are of paramount importance for future developments in DNA detection and analysis since individual DNA bases are not present in isolation in nature or in typical biosensing systems.

Nucleophilic catalysis with 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) for the esterification of carboxylic acids with dimethyl carbonate.

1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) is an effective nucleophilic catalyst for carboxylic acid esterification with dimethyl carbonate (DMC). The reaction pathway of this new class of nucleophilic catalysis has been studied. A plausible, multistep mechanism is proposed, which involves an initial N-acylation of DBU with DMC to form a carbamate intermediate. Subsequent O-alkylation of the carboxylate with this intermediate generates the corresponding methyl ester in excellent yield. In the absence of DBU or in the presence of other bases, such as ammonium hydroxide or N-methylmorpholine, the same reaction affords no desired product. This method is particularly valuable for the synthesis of methyl esters that contain acid-sensitive functionality.

Purines induce lipofuscin formation in a colon carcinoma cell line.

Lipofuscin was produced when HT29, a colon carcinoma cell line, was cultured in millimolar concentrations of xanthine and guanine but not in the presence of other bases. Using a simple assay developed to quantify the fluorescent pigment, it was found that maximum levels of lipofuscin were developed in 3 days. Methylxanthines that are not substrates of xanthine dehydrogenase, such as caffeine and theophylline, did not induce formation of lipofuscin. Xanthine-induced lipofuscin formation could be inhibited by oxypurinol, indicating that the pigment may be formed by free radicals generated by xanthine dehydrogenase. It is suggested that the lipofuscin seen in pseudomelanosis coli may result from the accumulation of purines in the colon.

Photochemical and thermal reactions of hexafluorobutadiene with substituted styrenes

1. In the thermal and photochemical reactions of hexafluorobutadiene with substituted styrenes, the products of [2+2]- and [2+4]-cycloaddition are formed. 2. The product of [2+2]-cycloaddition-1-trifluorovinyl-2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-1,4,4-trifluorocyclobutane-isomerizes in the presence of fluoride ion to 1-tetrafluoroethylidene-2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-4, 4-difluorocyclobutane, and on the presence of other bases to 1-(2′-hydroperfluoroethyl)-2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-4, 4-difluoro-1-cyclobutene.