A. R. Burilov

Cloud point extraction of lanthanide(III) ions via use of Triton X-100 without and with water-soluble calixarenes as added chelating agents

The use of water-soluble calixarenes: p-sulfonato thiacalixarene (ST), tetra-sulfonatomethylated calix[4]resorcinarene (SR), calix[4]resorcinarene phosphonic acid (PhR) as chelating agents in cloud point extraction (CPE) of La(III), Gd(III) and Yb(III) ions using Triton X-100 as non-ionic surfactant is introduced. The data obtained indicate that both complexation ability and structure of calixarenes govern the extraction efficiency of lanthanides. In particular ST and SR, forming 1:1 lanthanide complexes with similar stability in aqueous media, exhibit different extractability when used as chelating agents in CPE. First synthesized PhR was found to be the most efficient chelating agent exhibiting pH-dependent selectivity within La(III), Gd(III) and Yb(III) in CPE.

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of novel structural hybrids of benzofuroxan and benzothiazole derivatives

New compounds containing both benzofuroxan and benzothiazole scaffolds were synthesized through electrophile/nucleophile combination of nitrobenzofuroxan derivatives and 2-mercapto- or 2-aminobenzothiazole derivatives and their biological effect on the natural strain Vibrio genus and different bacterial lux-biosensors was studied. Among all the compounds synthesized, that obtained from 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and 7-chloro-4,6-dinitrobenzofuroxan was toxic for bacterial cells, and also able to activated the 1st type Quorum Sensing system. The reaction between 7-chloro-4,6-dinitrobenzofuroxan and 2-aminobenzothiazole derivatives gave two products, one bearing the benzofuroxan moiety linked to the exocyclic amino nitrogen, and the second derived from the attack of two molecules of electrophile to both the nitrogen atoms of the benzothiazole reagent. Their relative ratio is modifiable by tuning the reagents ratio and the reaction time.

Interaction of 2-Naphthol with γ-Ureidoacetals. A New Method for the Synthesis of 2-Arylpyrrolidines

We report a new, single-stage method for the synthesis of 2-arylpyrrolidines, based on an acid-catalyzed reaction of 2-naphthol with γ-ureidoacetals, enabling the preparation of the target compounds under mild conditions, while avoiding costly reagents and catalysts.

Acid-Catalyzed Reaction of (4,4-Diethoxybutyl)ureas with Phenols as a Novel Approach to the Synthesis of α-Arylpyrrolidines

Abstract 1-(4,4-Diethoxybutyl)-3-alkylureas undergo intramolecular cyclization in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid and various phenols, leading to the new N-alkyl-2-arylpyrrolidine-1-carboxamides with moderate to excellent yields. It was found that these compounds undergo spontaneous solid-phase epimerization at room temperature. Advantages of the proposed approach are mild reaction conditions and no need for expensive reagents or catalysts. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

Reaction of resorcinol and its derivatives with urea acetals

Reaction of 2-methylresorcinol and pyrogallol with urea acetals of various structures was studied. Depending on the structure of the acetal used, reaction was established to result in eiter calix[4]resorcinols containing urea fragment or in imidazolidin-2-one derivatives.

Amphiphilic O-functionalized calix[4]resocinarenes with tunable structural behavior

Novel amphiphilic calix[4]resorcinarenes oxyethylated at the upper rim and alkylated at the lower rim (CR–CnH2n+1, here n is the number of carbon atoms in the alkyl substituent; n = 2,5,7,8,9,11) were synthesized, and their association behavior in water-organic solvents was explored. Surface properties and the association behavior of CRs were shown to be strongly controlled by their structure and the nature of the co-solvent. Solely CR–C5H11 demonstrates surface activity in the mixed water–DMF and water–DMSO solutions, while no surface activity occurs in the water–THF mixture. The DLS measurements revealed a very low concentration threshold of the aggregation (around 0.01 mM) for the CR series including surface inactive compounds. In water–DMF and water–DMSO solutions the CRs of low hydrophobicity were shown to associate through an open model with the formation of large aggregates of 300–400 nm, while more hydrophobic CRs can associate through a closed model and form rather small micelle-like aggregates of 10 to 20 nm.

Synthesis of novel 2-arylpyrrolidines by the reaction of 1-(4,4-diethoxybutyl)urea with resorcinols

Reaction of 1-(4,4-diethoxybutyl)urea with resorcinol, 2-methylresorcinol and pyrogallol in chloroform in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid affords new 2,2′-(1,3-phenylene)-bis(pyrrolidine-1-carboxamides).

α-Amino acetals containing a phosphonate or phosphine oxide group. Synthesis and reactions with resorcinols

New α-amino acetals containing a phosphonate or phosphine oxide group were synthesized by the Kabachnik-Fields reaction in the ternary system amino acetal-paraformaldehyde-dialkyl phosphonate (or dialkylphosphine oxide). Condensation of dialkyl (2,2-dimethoxyethylamino)methylphosphonates with resorcinol and its derivatives in ethanol in the presence of hydrochloric acid, apart from the corresponding 2,2-bis(polyhydroxyphenyl) ethylammonium salts, gave 2,5-bis(polyhydroxyphenyl)-1,4-bis[(dialkoxyphosphoryl)methyl]-piperazines. Dialkyl[(2,2-dimethoxyethylamino)methyl]phosphine oxides (Alk = C8H17, C10H21) did not react with resorcinol derivatives under similar conditions, and analogous ammonium salts were obtained by heating the reactants in boiling trifluoroacetic acid.

New Calix[4]Resorcinols with Thiophosphoryl-Containing Fragments

Abstract The condensation of thiophosphorylated aldehydes 1 and 2 with resorcinol and its derivatives leads to the formation of the new type of calix[4]resorcinols with four thiophosphoryl groups inserted to the substituents located in methylidene bridges of the molecule. The conformation of these compounds was found to be “flattened partial cone” or “chair,” which was determined by NMR methods and a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

Reaction of N-(2,2-Dimethoxyethyl)-N-methylamine and its N-functional derivatives with resorcinol and 2-methylresorcinol. Calix[4]resorcinols functionalized on the lower rim

Reactions of N-(2,2-Dimethoxyethyl)-N-methylamine and its derivatives with resorcinol and 2-methylresorcinol were studied. Calix[4]resorcinols having aminometyl groups of various structure on the lower rim were obtained.