A. N. Mirskova

New Synthesis and Properties of 3-Alkyl-, 3-Chloroalkyl-, 3-Perfluoroalkyl-, and 3-Aryl-1-methyl-(5-halo)pyrazoles from Chloro(bromo)vinyl Ketones and N,N-Dimethylhydrazine

A new regioselective heterocyclization was revealed in the reaction of 2-chloro- and 2,2-dichloro(bromo)vinyl ketones with N,N-dimethylhydrazine to afford 3-substituted 1-methyl(5-halo)pyrazoles. The reaction is accompanied by elimination of methyl halide and formation of up to 90% of N,N,N-trimethylhydrazinium halide as the second product.

Hydroxyalkylammonium salts of organylsulfanyl(sulfonyl)acetic acids—New stimulators of biological processes

The article gives a survey of methods of synthesis and specific biological activity of hydroxyalkylammonium salts derived from organylsulfanyl(sulfinyl, sulfonyl)acetic acids which can be used as growth stimulators with respect to beneficial bacteria, yeasts, and fungi in large-scale biotechnology processes for manufacture of fodder and baker’s yeasts and citric acid, barley sprouting for the preparation of brewer’s malt, and breeding of silkworms.

Pharmacological activity and clinical effects of trecrezan and other tris-(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium salts of arylheteroacetic acids (A review)

The results of an experimental and clinical study on the pharmacological properties of new compounds representing tris-(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium salts (TES) of arylheteroacetic acids-in particular, tris-(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium-2-methylphenoxyacetate (trecrezan)-are summarized. Trecrezan exhibits a modulating action on immunity and hemopoiesis and offers a promising approach to immune correction for the treatment of immune deficiency and autoimmune disorders. Recovery of the proliferative activity of the early precursors of erythropoiesis with the aid of trecrezan (experimental model) leads to the normalization of immunity and hemopoiesis. A method involving trecrezan administration has been developed for the complex treatment of acute viral hepatitis B as well as hepatitis A and B complicated by occupational anamnesis. Trecrezan has also been successfully applied for the complex treatment of ischemic heart disease and multiple sclerosis. Trecrezan stimulates the regeneration of hepatocytes during partial hepatectomy and acts as an effective adjuvant in the complex therapy of tuberculosis. Trecrezan analogs (TES) show antitumor, hepatoprotective, and adaptive activity, increase the resistance of animals to oxygen insufficiency and to poisoning with heavy metal salts and organophosphorus compounds, and improve the endurance of animals under physical load and emotional stress conditions.

Pharmacologically active salts and ionic liquids based on 2-hydroxyethylamines, arylchalcogenylacetic acids, and essential metals

The review summarizes the data on the synthesis, physicochemical properties, structure, and pharmacological activity elucidation of salts and ionic liquids synthesized based on 2-hydroxyethylamines, aryl chalcogenylacetic acids, and essential metals. The practical application prospects of these novel compounds in medicine and biotechnology are discussed.

Reaction of pharmacological active tris-(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium 4-chlorophenylsulfanylacetate with ZnCl2 or NiCl2: first conversion of a protic ionic liquid into metallated ionic liquid

The reaction of pharmacological active protic ionic liquid tris-(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium 4-chlorophenylsulfanylacetate H+N(CH2CH2OH)3 ∙ (-OOCCH2SC6H4Cl-4) (1) with zinc or nickel chloride in a ratio of 2:1 affords stable at room temperature powder-like adducts [H+N(CH2CH2OH)3]2 ∙ [M(OOCCH2SC6H4Cl-4)2Cl2]2-, M = Zn (2), Ni (3). By recrystallization from aqueous alcohol compound 2 unexpectedly gives Zn(OOCCH2SC6H4Cl-4)2 ∙ 2H2O (4). Unlike 2, compound 3 gives crystals [N(CH2CH2OH)3]2Ni2+ · [-OOCCH2SC6H4Cl-4]2 (5), which have a structure of metallated ionic liquid. The structure of 5 has been proved by X-ray diffraction analysis. It is the first example of the conversion of a protic ionic liquid into potentially biological active metallated ionic liquid (1 → 3 → 5).

N-(2,2-Dichloro-2-phenylethylidene)arenesulfonamides in reactions with secondary amines

N-(2,2-Dichloro-2-phenylethylidene)arenesulfonamides were synthesized by a modified procedure, and their reactions with secondary amines were studied for the first time. Reactions of imines with dialkylamines proceed at room temperature to afford α,α-dichloromethylbenzene and N,N-dialkyl-N′-(arenesulfonyl)formamidines arising from the haloform cleavage of the initially formed unstable N-(1-dialkylamino-2,2-dichloro-2-phenylethyl)arenesulfonamides. When the reaction is carried out upon cooling to 0°C, the products of the nucleophilic addition of secondary amines to azomethines, N-(1-dialkylamino-2,2-dichloro-2-phenylethyl) are formed in yields of no higher than 5%. Nonempirical calculations of 13C-1H spin-spin coupling constants and their experimental measurements for the series of the synthesized N-arenesulfonamides were performed to show that these compounds exist in solutions exclusively as E isomers. Preferable conformations of the investigated compounds and the relative energies of their E and Z isomers in the gas phase were determined by quantum-chemical calculations at the MP2/6-311G** level of theory. The NMR spectral data revealed restricted rotation of the N,N-dialkylamino group about the partially double C-NAlk2 bond in the molecules of N-arenesulfonylformamidines.

Synthesis, structure, and characteristics of 1,2-dichlorovinyl alkyl ketones

A method of alkyl 1,2-dichlorovinyl ketones preparation from acyl halides and 1,2-dichloroethylene was developed. The configurational equilibrium and electronic structure of alkyl 1,2-dichlorovinyl ketones was investigated by IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, by measuring dipole moments, and by quantum-chemical calculations using methods RHF and B3LYP in the basis 6–311++G (d,p). Alkyl 1,2-dichlorovinyl ketones are stable in the Z, s-cis-configuration where the olefin proton is involved into an intramolecular hydrogen bond with the oxygen of the carbonyl group. Reaction of 1,2-dichlorovinyl ketones with alkylhydrazines afforded 1-alkyl-3-alkyl-4-chloropyrazoles. The reaction of alkyl 1,2-dichlorovinyl ketones with 1,1-dimethylhydrazine involved dehydrochlorination and afforded 1,1-dimethylhydrazinium hydrochloride and a mixture of compounds with uncertain structure.

Chloro(bromo)vinyl ketones and 2,2-Dichloroacrolein in Reactions with Hydrazines

Reactions of 2,2-dichlorovinyl and 2,2-dibromovinyl ketones with alkylhydrazines afford respectively 1-R-3-alkyl(aryl)-5-chloro- or 5-bromopyrazoles in preparative yields. The dichloroacrolein forms with alkylhydrazines and dimethylhydrazine only the corresponding hydrazones. Quantum-chemical calculations were performed characterizing the structure of the obtained ketones and dichloroacrolein alkylhydrazones, of dichloroacrolein dimethylhydrazone, of 1-alkyl-5-chloropyrazolinium halides, and 1-alkyl-5-chloropyrazoles.

Structure and Properties of 2,2-Dibromovinyl Trifluoromethyl Ketone

It was established by IR spectroscopy and quantum-chemical calculations along nonempirical DFT method in B3LYP version with the basis set 6-311 G(d,p) that 2,2-dibromovinyl trifluoromethyl ketone consisted of a mixture of s-cis planar conformer and s-trans-form deviating from a plane by 13°, whereas the s-cis-form is more energetically stable than the s-trans one (ΔE -5.07 kcal mol-1). Also in 2,2-dibromovinyl methyl ketone the planar s-cis conformer is more stable. Chlorine-containing analogs, 2,2-dichlorovinyl trifluoromethyl ketone and 2,2-dichlorovinyl methyl ketone, are more stable in the planar s-trans-conformation. Charge distribution and polarization in the dibromovinyl ketones are analogous to those in dichlorovinyl ketones in agreement with the established reactivity of dibromovinyl trifluoromethyl ketone. By reaction of 2,2-dibromovinyl trifluoromethyl ketone with 2,4-dinitrophenyl-, alkylhydrazines, N,N-dimethylhydrazine, N,N-, N,O-, N,S-binucleophiles were respectively obtained hydrazone, derivatives of pyrazole, imidazole, oxazole, and 1,3-thiazine containing a trifluoromethyl group.

Synthesis of (3-Indolylsulfanyl)alkanecarboxylic Acids

A method was developed for preparation of (3-indolylsulfanyl)alkanecarboxylic acids from 1H-, 1-methyl(benzyl)-, 2-methylindoles, thiourea, iodine, and halocarboxylic acids.