1,2-Naphthoquinone-4-sulfonic acid salts in organic synthesis

Several low molecular weight naphthoquinones are very useful in organic synthesis. These compounds have given rise to thousands of other naphthoquinones that have been tested against various microorganisms and pharmacological targets, including being used in the preparation of several drugs that are on the pharmaceutical market. Among these naphthoquinones, the series of compounds prepared from 1,2-naphthoquinone-4-sulfonic acid salts (β-NQS) stands out. In addition to being used in organic synthesis, they are excellent analytical derivatization reagents to spectrophotometrically determine drugs containing primary and secondary amino groups. This review summarizes the literature involving β-NQS.

Influence of Electroconvection on Chronopotentiograms of an Anion-Exchange Membrane in Solutions of Weak Polybasic Acid Salts

Visualization of electroconvective (EC) vortices at the undulated surface of an AMX anion-exchange membrane (Astom, Osaka, Japan) was carried out in parallel with the measurement of chronopotentiograms. Weak polybasic acid salts, including 0.02 M solutions of tartaric (NaHT), phosphoric (NaH2PO4), and citric (NaH2Cit) acids salts, and NaCl were investigated. It was shown that, for a given current density normalized to the theoretical limiting current calculated by the Leveque equation (i/ilimtheor), EC vortex zone thickness, dEC, decreases in the order NaCl > NaHT > NaH2PO4 > NaH2Cit. This order is inverse to the increase in the intensity of proton generation in the membrane systems under study. The higher the intensity of proton generation, the lower the electroconvection. This is due to the fact that protons released into the depleted solution reduce the space charge density, which is the driver of EC. In all studied systems, a region in chronopotentiograms between the rapid growth of the potential drop and the attainment of its stationary values corresponds to the appearance of EC vortex clusters. The amplitude of the potential drop oscillations in the chronopotentiograms is proportional to the size of the observed vortex clusters.

One-Pot, Catalyst-Free Synthesis of Nitriles from Aldehydes Using Aminating Reagent MsONH3OTf

An eco-friendly protocol to synthesize nitriles from their corresponding aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes in excellent yields has been developed. This is a catalyst-free protocol which employs an aminating reagent (MsONH3OTf) under mild conditions. The hydroxylamine triflic acid salts (MsONH3OTf) acted as the N source for this protocol. Our protocol proved to be easy to perform and presented good functional group tolerance.

SORPTION-LUMINESCENT DETERMINATION OF OROTIC ACID IN MEDICINAL DRUGS

Luminescent properties of orotic acid (vitamin B13), known bioactive substance, have been evaluated in this research. It has been shown that inside a coordination complex of orotic acid with terbium (III) an intermollecular excitation energy transfer from a ligand to a lanthanide ion occurs which causes sensitization of terbium (III) ion luminescence. Intensity of the terbium (III) ion luminescence (ILum) increases in the presence of anionic and cationic surfaceactive agents as a result of displacement of water molecules from coordination sphere of the complex. As a consequence of this process, a non-radiative deactivation of excitation energy decreases and more efficient excitation energy transfer from a ligand to a lanthanide ion occurs. It has been established that after absorption of analyte of interest onto a polymer matrix of a solid phase extraction sorbent with subsequent increasing of its molecular rigidity more efficient excitation energy transfer is observed followed by elevation of luminescence (ILum) intensity of the coordination complex being studied. Intensity of luminescence of coordination complex of orotic acid with terbium (III) in the form of a sorbate salt has been estimated involving different types of sorbents (Phosphalugel, SFG-75, Calflo E, Celite 545, Silicagel Merck). Most suitable results have been achieved by the use of Silica gel Merck as a solid-phase matrix (sorbent). The removal rate of the complex from the solution in this case reaches to 97%. The most effective conditions for determination of orotic acid have been specified. The highest values of luminescence intensity is obtained by conducting of sorption using 5 mL of solution and 100 mg of sorbent. Luminescence intensity of the complex in the form of a sorbate salt, during a sorption process, increases in presence of ethonium, cationic dimeric surface-active agent. Decrease in luminescence intensity of the complexes in the form of a sorbate salt in presence of other surface-active agents may be caused by solubilization of the complex in the solution and thereby reduced level of its sorption. On the basis of presented research work a new analytical procedure has been developed for the solid-phase luminescence determination of orotic acid and orotic acid salts in pharmaceutical drugs. Determination of orotic acid salts has been performed in pharmaceutical drugs ‘Magnerot’ (magnesium orotate) and ‘Potassium orotate’. The proposed analytical procedure for determination of orotic acid salts is remarkable by good metrological characteristics and relative simplicity of performance. The relative standard deviation, Sr, is 3,6 - 4,3%.