N-Benzylnicotinamide and N-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide: useful models for NAD+ and NADH

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (7) ◽  
pp. 531-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Moore ◽  
Jasmine M. Hall ◽  
Wendell L. Dilling ◽  
Anton W. Jensen ◽  
Philip J. Squattrito ◽  
...  

3-Aminocarbonyl-1-benzylpyridinium bromide (N-benzylnicotinamide, BNA), C13H13N2O+·Br−, (I), and 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide (N-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide, rBNA), C13H14N2O, (II), are valuable model compounds used to study the enzymatic cofactors NAD(P)+ and NAD(P)H. BNA was crystallized successfully and its structure determined for the first time, while a low-temperature high-resolution structure of rBNA was obtained. Together, these structures provide the most detailed view of the reactive portions of NAD(P)+ and NAD(P)H. The amide group in BNA is rotated 8.4 (4)° out of the plane of the pyridine ring, while the two rings display a dihedral angle of 70.48 (17)°. In the rBNA structure, the dihydropyridine ring is essentially planar, indicating significant delocalization of the formal double bonds, and the amide group is coplanar with the ring [dihedral angle = 4.35 (9)°]. This rBNA conformation may lower the transition-state energy of an ene reaction between a substrate double bond and the dihydropyridine ring. The transition state would involve one atom of the double bond binding to the carbon ortho to both the ring N atom and the amide substituent of the dihydropyridine ring, while the other end of the double bond accepts an H atom from the methylene group para to the N atom.

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia (Yuqian) Gao ◽  
Xinghua Ma ◽  
Laurent Petit ◽  
Brett D. Schwartz ◽  
Martin G. Banwell ◽  
...  

The racemic form, (±)-1, of the structure originally assigned to the crinine alkaloid haemultine has been prepared for the first time. A key step involved the conversion of compound (±)-4 into the isomeric cis-C3a-arylhexahydroindole (±)-3 using a Pd0-catalysed intramolecular Alder-ene reaction. The amino-alcohol (±)-2 derived from the latter compound reacted with paraformaldehyde in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid to give, via a Pictet–Spengler reaction, the target (±)-1. The diastereoisomeric Mosher esters 15 and 16 obtained by coupling the racemate (±)-1 with the R-form, 14, of the Mosher acid could be separated chromatographically and then reductively cleaved to give the enantiomerically pure compounds (+)-1 and (–)-1, respectively. The physical and spectroscopic data derived from the former enantiomer are consistent with the proposition that the title natural product is, in fact, a mixture of (+)-1 and its Δ2,3-double bond isomer.


Author(s):  
Peter G. Self ◽  
Peter R. Buseck

ALCHEMI (Atom Location by CHanneling Enhanced Microanalysis) enables the site occupancy of atoms in single crystals to be determined. In this article the fundamentals of the method for both EDS and EELS will be discussed. Unlike HRTEM, ALCHEMI does not place stringent resolution requirements on the microscope and, because EDS clearly distinguishes between elements of similar atomic number, it can offer some advantages over HRTEM. It does however, place certain constraints on the crystal. These constraints are: a) the sites of interest must lie on alternate crystallographic planes, b) the projected charge density on the alternate planes must be significantly different, and c) there must be at least one atomic species that lies solely on one of the planes.An electron beam incident on a crystal undergoes elastic scattering; in reciprocal space this is seen as a diffraction pattern and in real space this is a modulation of the electron current across the unit cell. When diffraction is strong (i.e., when the crystal is oriented near to the Bragg angle of a low-order reflection) the electron current at one point in the unit cell will differ significantly from that at another point.


Author(s):  
E.D. Boyes ◽  
P.L. Gai ◽  
D.B. Darby ◽  
C. Warwick

The extended crystallographic defects introduced into some oxide catalysts under operating conditions may be a consequence and accommodation of the changes produced by the catalytic activity, rather than always being the origin of the reactivity. Operation without such defects has been established for the commercially important tellurium molybdate system. in addition it is clear that the point defect density and the electronic structure can both have a significant influence on the chemical properties and hence on the effectiveness (activity and selectivity) of the material as a catalyst. SEM/probe techniques more commonly applied to semiconductor materials, have been investigated to supplement the information obtained from in-situ environmental cell HVEM, ultra-high resolution structure imaging and more conventional AEM and EPMA chemical microanalysis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 606-610
Author(s):  
Nguyen T. Diep ◽  
Luu D. Huy

Background: Vietnam currently imports up to 90% of the pharmaceuticals it consumes and 100% of the steroid-based pharmaceuticals. The ability for efficient chemical synthesis of the steroids could create commercial opportunities to address this issue. Synthesis of 21-acetoxypregna-1,4,9(11)- triene-17α,21-diol-3,20-dione is considered a key intermediate in the scheme of steroidal drug synthesis. Previous synthesis attempts of such steroids (corticoids) introduce a double bond at C-1(2) in the final stage of synthesis, which delivers a poor yield and reduces the economic efficiency of the process. Objective: To study and develop a novel and effective method for the synthesis of 21-acetoxypregna- 1,4,9(11)-triene-17α,21-diol-3,20-dione. Methods: Using 9α-hydroxyandrostenedione as a substrate chemical synthesis was performed as follows: pregnane side chain construction at C-17 (acetylene method), introduction of C-1(2) double bond (using SeO2), epimerization of C-17 (via 17-ONO2 ester) and Stork’s iodination. Results: 21-acetoxypregna-1,4,9(11)-triene-17α,21-diol-3,20-dione was prepared from 9α- hydroxyandrostenedione with an improved yield compared to previous attempts. Conclusion: Here, 21-acetoxypregna-1,4,9(11)-triene-17α,21-diol-3,20-dione has been synthesized from 9α-hydroxyandrostenedione based on a novel, effective and commercially feasible scheme. The introduction of the C-1(2) double bond at an earlier stage of the synthesis has increased the economic efficiency of the entire process. For the first time, the indirect epimerization mechanism has been clarified along with the configuration of the C-17 stereo-center which has been confirmed using NOESY data.


1991 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1338-1342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Hahn ◽  
Petra Schmidt ◽  
Klaus Reinartz ◽  
Jörg Behrend ◽  
Gisbert Winnewisser ◽  
...  

The synthesis and structure of disulfane are presented. Pure disulfane, H2S2, has been obtained by the cracking distillation of raw sulfane mixtures in a rotary evaporator, thus substituting the classical cracking column for the rotating flask of the evaporator. Pure, gaseous dideuterodisulfane could be generated by the solvolysis of bis(methyldiphenylsilyl)disulfane, (MePh2Si)2S2, with D2O in the presence of trichloroacetic acid as stabilizing agent. Partially deuterated disulfane has been prepared by H,D exchange between pure H2S2 and DCl. For the first time the molecular structure of HSSH has been determined based solely on microwave spectroscopy with the following parameters: r(SS) = 2.0564 A, r(SH) = 1.3421 A, dihedral angle γ = 90.34°, and <(SSH) = 97.88°.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document