The sonolysis of cytosine and thymine

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 1162-1164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tain-Jen Yu ◽  
Ronald G. Sutherland ◽  
Ronald E. Verrall

Sonolysis of cytosine has been studied at 630 kHz in the presence of air and nitrogen. The degradation products were identified by gas chromatographic – mass spectral analysis. Under aerated conditions the following products were found: urea, formyl urea, parabanic acid, isobarbituric acid, oxaluric acid, alloxan monohydrate, alloxantin, dialuric acid, and uracil glycols. Under nitrogen the degradation products were isobarbituric acid, alloxan monohydrate, and uracil glycols. The observed products have been used to develop a possible mechanism for the sonolytic degradation. There appears to be some similarity with the products reported from radiolysis studies of this compound. Sonolysis of thymine in the presence of air was reinvestigated and the gc–ms analysis shows that a previously reported, unidentified, product may be 5-hydroxy-5-methylbarbituric acid.

1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (18) ◽  
pp. 1909-1915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tain-Jen Yu ◽  
Ronald G. Sutherland ◽  
Ronald E. Verrall

The sonolysis of uracil (1) has been studied at 630 kHz in the presence of air, oxygen, nitrogen, and argon. The degradation products were identified by gc–ms analysis. Under aerated conditions the following products were found: uracil glycols (7), isobarbituric acid (8), N-formyl-N′-glyoxylurea (6), 5-hydroxyhydantoin (9), dialuric acid (10), alloxan monohydrate (12), parabanic acid (13), and oxaluric acid (14). In deaerated solutions 6, 13, and 14 were not observed but either 6-hydroxy-5,6-dihydrouracil(17) or its isomer (18) were detected in addition to 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12. The observed products have been used to develop a possible mechanism for the sonolytic degradation and the results are similar to those obtained in radiolysis.The sonolytic degradation of 5-bromouracil (19) is also reported; the products observed were 5-bromobarbituric acid (20), 12, 13, 14, and 9 and these can be rationalized by a similar mechanistic scheme.


2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arvind. K. Gupta ◽  
Meehir Palit ◽  
Deepak Pardasani ◽  
Purushottam Shakya ◽  
Rajendra K. Srivastava ◽  
...  

This communication describes the microsynthesis and gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric (GC/MS) analysis of O-alkyl N,N-dialkylphosphoramidocyanidates (ADAPCs), which are analogs of the chemical warfare agent, Tabun. The study was undertaken with a view to develop a spectral database of ADAPCs for verification purposes of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Reported microsynthetic approaches have advantages over traditional synthesis in terms of efficiency, synthetic waste and exposure to toxic chemicals. GC/MS analysis of a variety of these compounds (ADAPCs) was performed. Based on the obtained mass spectra of structurally diverse ADAPCs, the fragmentation routes are proposed, which explains most of the characteristic ions.


Author(s):  
ALETI RAJAREDDY ◽  
SRINIVAS MURTHY M

Objective: The objective of this study was to synthesize and evaluate the anthelmintic activity (AA) of novel benzothiazole derivatives containing indole moieties (BDIM). Methods: The present works which involve the substituted isatin Schiff bases undergo acetylating and reacting with 2-aminobenzothiazole to give novel BDIM. Results: All the newly synthesized molecules (5a-5o) were characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, H_nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectral analysis along with physical data. The biological potentials of the newly synthesized compounds are evaluated for their AA using an Indian earthworm (Pheretima posthuma), and albendazole was used as standard drug. Conclusion: The synthesized compound 5f, 5n, and 5o showed good AA, whereas others exhibited significant activities.


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