Spontaneous assembly of silylethane-thiol derivatives on Au(111): a chemically robust thiol protecting group as the precursor for the direct formation of aromatic gold thiolate monolayers

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (36) ◽  
pp. 7622-7625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Niebel ◽  
François Calard ◽  
Thibaut Jarrosson ◽  
Jean-Pierre Lère-Porte ◽  
Tony Breton ◽  
...  

SAMs on gold were directly obtained from aromatic derivatives presenting robust silylethane-thiol groups as anchoring agents.

2007 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 460-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Caddy ◽  
Ulrich Hoffmanns ◽  
Nils Metzler-Nolte

The synthesis and full characterization of a series of (triphenylphosphine)gold complexes with thiol-containing amino acids and peptides is reported. Boc-Cys-Au(PPh3) was prepared in solution by reaction of Boc-Cys-OH with (Ph3P)AuCl. The related Ac-Cys-Au(PPh3) and an Au derivative of the cysteine-modified neuropeptide enkephalin (Enk), [Cys]5-Au(PPh3)-Enk, were prepared on the resin, using the orthogonal trityl-protecting group on Cys. For comparison, the metal-free [Cys]5-Enk and an S-tert-butyl-protected [Cys]5-Enk were also prepared. Most noteworthy, gold complexation works best when carried out on the resin, and the gold thiolate survives cleavage from the resin under optimized conditions. The new conjugates were comprehensively characterized, including 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. Along with characteristic changes in the 1H and 13C NMR spectra, 31P NMR spectra reveal a characteristic downfield shift of ca. 5 ppm upon complexation of the Au(PPh3)-fragment to Cys, which is also pertinent in the Au-labelled [Cys]5-Enk.


2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (35) ◽  
pp. 8289-8300 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mohsen Mahmoodi ◽  
Stephanie A. Fisher ◽  
Roger Y. Tam ◽  
Philip C. Goff ◽  
Reid B. Anderson ◽  
...  

Photochemical release of thiol groups allows spatio-temporal control of biological processes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 411-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina Kolot ◽  
Ana Rodriguez-Mateos ◽  
Rodrigo Feliciano ◽  
Katharina Bottermann ◽  
Wilhelm Stahl

Abstract. Chalcones are a type of flavonoids characterized by an α-β unsaturated structural element which may react with thiol groups to activate pathways such as the Nrf2-Keap-1 system. Naringenin chalcone is abundant in the diet but little is known about its bioavailability. In this work, the bioavailability of naringenin chalcone from tomatoes was investigated in a group of healthy men (n=10). After ingestion of 600 grams of tomatoes providing a single dose of 17.3 mg naringenin chalcone, 0.2 mg of naringenin, and 195 mg naringin plasma levels of free and conjugated naringenin and naringenin chalcone (glucuronide and sulfate) were analyzed by UHPLC-QTOF-MS at 0.5, 1, 3, and 6 h post-consumption. Plasma levels of conjugated naringenin increased to about 12 nmol/L with a maximum at about 3 h. Concentrations of free naringenin hardly elevated above baseline. Plasma levels of free and conjugated naringenin chalcone significantly increased. A maximum of the conjugated chalcone was reached at about 3 h after ingestion with an average concentration of about 0.5 nmol/L. No free chalcone was detectable at baseline but low amounts of the unconjugated compound could be detected with an average maximum of 0.8 nmol/L at about 1 h after ingestion. The data demonstrate that naringenin chalcone is bioavailable in humans from cherry tomatoes as a dietary source. However, availability is poor and intramolecular cyclisation as well as extended metabolism likely contribute to the inactivation of the reactive alpha-beta unsaturated reactive center as well as the excretion of the biologically active molecule, respectively.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clément Dulong ◽  
Bruno Madebène ◽  
Susanna Monti ◽  
Johannes Richardi

<div><div><div><p>A new reactive force field based on the ReaxFF formalism is effectively parametrized against an extended training set of quantum chemistry data (containing more than 120 different structures) to describe accurately silver- and silver-thiolate systems. The results obtained with this novel representation demonstrate that the novel ReaxFF paradigm is a powerful methodology to reproduce more appropriately average geometric and energetic properties of metal clusters and slabs when compared to the earlier ReaxFF parametrizations dealing with silver and gold. ReaxFF cannot describe adequately specific geometrical features such as the observed shorter distances between the under-coordinated atoms at the cluster edges. Geometric and energetic properties of thiolates adsorbed on a silver Ag20 pyramid are correctly represented by the new ReaxFF and compared with results for gold. The simulation of self-assembled monolayers of thiolates on a silver (111) surface does not indicate the formation of staples in contrast to the results for gold-thiolate systems.</p></div></div></div>


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 588-591
Author(s):  
Pingxuan Shao ◽  
Wei Lu ◽  
Lei Wang

A practical and concise total synthesis of tricyclic ketone 7 (CDE ring), a valuable intermediate for the synthesis of racemic camptothecin and analogs, was described (8 chemical steps and 29% overall yield). The synthesis starts with two inexpensive, readily available materials and is operationally simple to perform. It is worth mentioning that the reported protecting group-free synthesis, with advantages of a short route, would be helpful for the future development of industry-scale syntheses of camptothecin-family alkaloids.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-84
Author(s):  
Riham M. Bokhtia ◽  
Siva S. Panda ◽  
Adel S. Girgis ◽  
Hitesh H. Honkanadavar ◽  
Tarek S. Ibrahim ◽  
...  

Background: Bacterial infections are considered as one of the major global health threats, so it is very essential to design and develop new antibacterial agents to overcome the drawbacks of existing antibacterial agents. Method: The aim of this work is to synthesize a series of new fluoroquinolone-3-carboxamide amino acid conjugates by molecular hybridization. We utilized benzotriazole chemistry to synthesize the desired hybrid conjugates. Result: All the conjugates were synthesized in good yields, characterized, evaluated for their antibacterial activity. The compounds were screened for their antibacterial activity using methods adapted from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Synthesized conjugates were tested for activity against medically relevant pathogens; Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27856) Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923) and Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 19433). Conclusion: The observed antibacterial experimental data indicates the selectivity of our synthesized conjugates against E.Coli. The protecting group on amino acids decreases the antibacterial activity. The synthesized conjugates are non-toxic to the normal cell lines. The experimental data were supported by computational studies.


1997 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 1642-1649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Černý ◽  
Tereza Slavíková ◽  
Vladimír Pouzar

Addition of 4-methoxybenzyl alcohol to 3β-hydroxy-5α-androst-15-en-17-one gave the mixture of isomeric 15-(4-methoxyphenyl)methoxy derivatives from which, after acetylation and chromatography, the major 15β isomer was separated. Borohydride reduction gave 17β-hydroxy derivative which was protected as methoxymethyl ether. Oxidative cleavage of protecting group at position 15 and the subsequent Jones oxidation afforded corresponding 15-ketone. Its oximation with O-(carboxymethyl)hydroxylamine, deacetylation and methylation with diazomethane gave protected O-(carboxymethyl)oxime derivative with free hydroxy group at position 3. Its oxidation afforded dihydrotestosterone derivative and successive deprotection of position 17 and of carboxy group led to final (15E)-17β-hydroxy-5α-androstane-3,15-dione 15-[O-(carboxymethyl)]oxime. The title compound was designed as dihydrotestosterone hapten for heterologous radioimmunoassays.


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