Influence of cyclodextrin on the UCST- and LCST-behavior of poly(2-methacrylamido-caprolactam)-co-(N,N-dimethylacrylamide)

• Alexander Burkhart and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1951–1958, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.203

• critical temperature was determined at 50% of relative transmittance. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESIMS) was conducted on a Bruker maXis 4G mass spectrometer. Melting points were obtained using a Büchi Melting Point B-545 apparatus at a heating rate of 1 °C/min. Synthesis of α-amino-ε

Syntheses of ¹⁵N-labeled pre-queuosine nucleobase derivatives

• Jasmin Levic and
• Ronald Micura

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1914–1918, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.199

• on a Bruker 7T FT-ICR instrument with an electrospray ion source. Samples were analyzed in the positive-ion mode. [15N1,15N3,H215N(C2)]-2,6-Diaminopyrimidin-4(3H)-one (6). To a solution of methyl cyanoacetate (4, 90 µL, 1.02 mmol) and [15N3]-guanidine hydrochloride (5, 100 mg, 1.02 mmol) in methanol

Isoxazolium N-ylides and 1-oxa-5-azahexa-1,3,5-trienes on the way from isoxazoles to 2H-1,3-oxazines

• Alexander F. Khlebnikov,
• Mikhail S. Novikov,
• Yelizaveta G. Gorbunova,
• Ekaterina E. Galenko,
• Kirill I. Mikhailov,
• Viktoriia V. Pakalnis and
• Margarita S. Avdontceva

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1896–1905, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.197

• CDCl3 with a Bruker DPX 300 and a Bruker AVANCE III 400 spectrometer. Chemical shifts (δ) are reported in parts per million downfield from tetramethylsilane. Mass spectra were recorded on a Bruker maXis HRMS-ESI-QTOF by using electrospray ionization in the positive mode. IR spectra were recorded on a

Orthogonal dual thiol–chloroacetyl and thiol–ene couplings for the sequential one-pot assembly of heteroglycoclusters

• Michele Fiore,
• Gour Chand Daskhan,
• Baptiste Thomas and
• Olivier Renaudet

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1557–1563, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.160

• yield after HPLC purification and gave the expected multicharged ions by electrospray mass spectrometry (Table 1). Conclusion In summary, we have developed the first synthesis of hGCs using a one-pot orthogonal chemoselective route by using dual thiol–chloroacetyl and thiol–ene couplings. The

• ). Preparative separation was carried out at 22 mL/min (VP 250/21 nucleosil 300-7 C18) with UV monitoring at 214 nm and 250 nm using a linear A–B gradient (buffer A: 0.09% CF3CO2H in water; buffer B: 0.09% CF3CO2H in 90% acetonitrile). Mass spectrometry was performed using electrospray ionization on an Esquire

Synthesis and solvodynamic diameter measurements of closely related mannodendrimers for the study of multivalent carbohydrate–protein interactions

• Yoann M. Chabre,
• Alex Papadopoulos,
• Alexandre A. Arnold and
• René Roy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1524–1535, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.157

• apparatus and are uncorrected. Accurate mass measurements (HRMS) were performed on a LC–MSD–ToF instrument from Agilent Technologies in positive electrospray mode. Low-resolution mass spectra were performed on the same apparatus or on a LCQ Advantage ion trap instrument from Thermo Fisher Scientific in

• positive electrospray mode (Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (Université de Montréal), or Plateforme analytique pour molécules organiques (Université du Québec à Montréal), Québec, Canada). Either protonated molecular ions [M + nH]n+ or adducts [M + nX]n+ (X = Na, K, NH4) were used for empirical formula

Glycosystems in nanotechnology: Gold glyconanoparticles as carrier for anti-HIV prodrugs

• Fabrizio Chiodo,
• Marco Marradi,
• Javier Calvo,
• Eloisa Yuste and
• Soledad Penadés

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1339–1346, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.136

• carried out in positive ion mode with electrospray ionization. The capillary and the cove voltages were set to 100 and 30 V, respectively. The desolvation gas was set to 600 L/h at 120 °C. The cone gas was set to 50 L/h and the ion source temperature at 120 °C. The instrument was operated in W mode with a

Human dendritic cell activation induced by a permannosylated dendron containing an antigenic GM₃-lactone mimetic

• Renato Ribeiro-Viana,
• Elena Bonechi,
• Javier Rojo,
• Clara Ballerini,
• Giuseppina Comito,
• Barbara Richichi and
• Cristina Nativi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1317–1324, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.133

• remove any trace of copper that could cause interferences in the biological assays. After purification by size exclusion chromatography by using a LH-20 column, the bifunctional glycodendron 5 was obtained in 86% yield and characterized by NMR and MS (electrospray). We tested in vitro human myeloid DCs

Homochiral BINOL-based macrocycles with π-electron-rich, electron-withdrawing or extended spacing units as receptors for C₆₀

• Marco Caricato,
• Silvia Díez González,
• Idoia Arandia Ariño and
• Dario Pasini

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1308–1316, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.132

• spectroscopic studies were recorded by means of commercially-available spectrophotometers. Mass spectra were recorded by using an electrospray ionization instrument. Optical rotations were measured on a polarimeter with a sodium lamp (λ = 589 nm) and are reported as follows: [α]Drt (c = g (100 mL solvent)−1

Automated solid-phase peptide synthesis to obtain therapeutic peptides

• Veronika Mäde,
• Sylvia Els-Heindl and
• Annette G. Beck-Sickinger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1197–1212, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.118

• major prerequisite for the success of SPPS, both with respect to analytics and preparative purification [25]. Furthermore, high-quality mass spectrometry (MS) with soft ionization techniques such as MALDI–TOF (matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization – time of flight) and ESI (electrospray ionization

Dimerisation, rhodium complex formation and rearrangements of N-heterocyclic carbenes of indazoles

• Zong Guan,
• Jan C. Namyslo,
• Martin H. H. Drafz,
• Martin Nieger and
• Andreas Schmidt

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 832–840, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.79

• with a Varian 450-GC. The electrospray ionization mass spectra (ESIMS) were measured with an Agilent LCMSD series HP 1100 with APIES. Melting points are uncorrected and were determined in an apparatus according to Dr. Tottoli (Büchi). The HRMS spectra were measured on a Bruker Daltonik Tesla-Fourier

• transform-ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer with electrospray ionisation. Yields are not optimized. Compounds 12a, 12b, 12c and 12e were described in an earlier publication [22]. 1-(4-Bromophenyl)-1H-indazole was prepared by the method B which we described earlier [22] and was isolated in better

Domino reactions of 2H-azirines with acylketenes from furan-2,3-diones: Competition between the formation of ortho-fused and bridged heterocyclic systems

• Alexander F. Khlebnikov,
• Mikhail S. Novikov,
• Viktoriia V. Pakalnis,
• Roman O. Iakovenko and
• Dmitry S. Yufit

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 784–793, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.74

• microscope and are uncorrected. 1H (300 MHz) and 13C (75 MHz) NMR spectra were determined in CDCl3 with a Bruker DPX 300 spectrometer. Chemical shifts (δ) are reported in parts per million downfield from tetramethylsilane. Electrospray ionization mass spectra were measured on MS Q-TOF and micrOTOF 10223 mass

N,N'-(Hexane-1,6-diyl)bis(4-methyl-N-(oxiran-2-ylmethyl)benzenesulfonamide): Synthesis via cyclodextrin mediated N-alkylation in aqueous solution and further Prilezhaev epoxidation

• Julian Fischer,
• Simon Millan and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2834–2840, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.318

• calibration, standard tin, indium, and zinc samples were used. Heating and cooling curves were determined between −30 and 130 °C at a heating rate of 15 °C/min. The Tg value was taken from the inflection point of the second heating curve. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESIMS) was conducted on a

Oligomeric epoxide–amine adducts based on 2-amino-N-isopropylacetamide and α-amino-ε-caprolactam: Solubility in presence of cyclodextrin and curing properties

• Julian Fischer and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2803–2811, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.315

• zinc samples were used. Heating and cooling curves were determined between −30 and 50 °C or −30 and 60 °C at a heating rate of 15 °C/min. The Tg values were calculated from the arithmetic average of the inflection points of the second, third and fourth heating curve. Electrospray ionization mass

Less reactive dipoles of diazodicarbonyl compounds in reaction with cycloaliphatic thioketones – First evidence for the 1,3-oxathiole–thiocarbonyl ylide interconversion

• Valerij A. Nikolaev,
• Alexey V. Ivanov,
• Ludmila L. Rodina and
• Grzegorz Mlostoń

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2751–2761, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.309

• spectra were registered by using Perkin-Elmer "Spectrum BXII" instrument as KBr pellets. UV spectra were obtained by using a Shimadzu UV-1800 instrument in EtOH solution. Mass spectra were determined by electrospray ionization with a Bruker micrOTOF spectrometer. Quantitative analysis of the reaction

Damage of polyesters by the atmospheric free radical oxidant NO₃^•: a product study involving model systems

• Catrin Goeschen and
• Uta Wille

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1907–1916, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.225

• program 705 → 25017 heating rate 5 ºC min−1 (40 min in total). HRMS was conducted by ionising the samples via ESI into a Thermo-Finnigan LTQ FT–ICR hybrid mass spectrometer or an Agilent 6520 LC/Q-TOF mass spectrometer with an electrospray ionizing source coupled to an Agilent 1100 LC system equipped with

Synthesis and antibacterial activity of monocyclic 3-carboxamide tetramic acids

• Yong-Chul Jeong and
• Mark G. Moloney

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1899–1906, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.224

• , respectively) with residual solvent peaks as the internal reference. Mass spectra (MS) and high-resolution mass spectra (HRMS) were obtained with Micro Mass LCT and GCT spectrometers under the conditions of electrospray ionization (ESI) and chemical ionization (CI) respectively, and values were reported as a

Stability of SG1 nitroxide towards unprotected sugar and lithium salts: a preamble to cellulose modification by nitroxide-mediated graft polymerization

• Guillaume Moreira,
• Laurence Charles,
• Mohamed Major,
• Florence Vacandio,
• Yohann Guillaneuf,
• Catherine Lefay and
• Didier Gigmes

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1589–1600, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.181

• supporting electrolyte (NaCLO4 or TBAPF6) 0.1 mol·L−1. High-resolution mass spectrometry experiments were performed by using a QStar Elite mass spectrometer (Applied Biosystems SCIEX, Concord, ON, Canada) equipped with an electrospray ionization source operated in the positive mode. The capillary voltage was

A study on electrospray mass spectrometry of fullerenol C₆₀(OH)₂₄

• Mihaela Silion,
• Andrei Dascalu,
• Mariana Pinteala,
• Bogdan C. Simionescu and
• Cezar Ungurenasu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1285–1295, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.145

• m/z 279 and [M − 12H2O + 2NH3 + 6H]6+ at m/z 158. Keywords: electrospray; fullerenol C60(OH)24; mass spectrometry; Introduction Because of their potential for chemical tunability and exciting range of biological activities as glutamate-receptor antagonists [1] and antiproliferative [2][3

• characterization by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) have become essential for fullerenol research. Fullerenols C60(OH)18–44 are very small neutral molecules with the highest density of hydroxy groups on a given particle surface (up to 10.7 OH/nm2) [21] achieved so far, complicating spectra

• rationalized by the mechanisms shown in Scheme 1 and graphically depicted in Scheme 3. One can suppose that, in the electrospray source, M1-fullerenyl and M2-fullerenoxyl radicals are formed by neutral cleavage of C–OH and O–H bonds, respectively. As soon as fullerenyl radicals M1 containing a total of less

Linkage of α-cyclodextrin-terminated poly(dimethylsiloxanes) by inclusion of quasi bifunctional ferrocene

• Helmut Ritter,
• Berit Knudsen and
• Valerij Durnev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1278–1284, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.144

• . This corresponds to an absorption frequency of 300 MHz for 1H NMR and 75 MHz for 13C {1H} NMR. For ESI-measurements on an ion-trap mass spectrometer API Finnigan LCQ Deca, the substances were dissolved in a suitable solvent at a concentration of 2 mg·mL−1. The ionization was carried out by electrospray

Simple synthesis of pyrrolo[3,2-e]indole-1-carbonitriles

• Adam Trawczyński,
• Robert Bujok,
• Zbigniew Wróbel and
• Krzysztof Wojciechowski

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 934–941, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.107

• million referenced to TMS; coupling constants J in hertz. IR spectra were recorded in KBr on a Perkin Elmer PE Spectrum 2000 spectrometer. Electron impact mass spectra (EI, 70 eV) were obtained on AMD-604 and AutoSpec Premier spectrometer. Electrospray mass spectra (ESI) were obtained on 4000 Q-TRAP and

Gold-catalyzed oxycyclization of allenic carbamates: expeditious synthesis of 1,3-oxazin-2-ones

• Benito Alcaide,
• Pedro Almendros,
• M. Teresa Quirós and
• Israel Fernández

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 818–826, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.93

• ppm) or CDCl3 (13C, 76.9 ppm). Low- and high-resolution mass spectra were taken on a QTOF LC–MS spectrometer using the electronic impact (EI) or electrospray modes (ES) unless otherwise stated. Specific rotation [α]D is given in 10−1 deg cm2 g−1 at 20 °C, and the concentration (c) is expressed in

Quantification of N-acetylcysteamine activated methylmalonate incorporation into polyketide biosynthesis

• Stephan Klopries,
• Uschi Sundermann and
• Frank Schulz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 664–674, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.75

• Accela HPLC-System (column Hypersil Gold, length 50 mm, inside diameter 1 mm, particle size 1.9 µm, ionization method: Electrospray Ionization). Products were characterized by NMR (1H, 13C) and HRMS. ESI-method for quantification of D3-label incorporation Mass-to-charge ratios of the extracts were

• electrospray ionization was carried out in positive (erythromycin)/negative (rapamycin) ionization mode by using a source voltage of 4 kV. The capillary voltage was set to 18 V, the capillary temperature to 275 °C, and the tube lens voltage to 115 V. Spectra were acquired in full scan centroid mode with a mass

Synthesis of 2,3-dihydronaphtho[2,3-d][1,3]thiazole-4,9-diones and 2,3-dihydroanthra[2,3-d][1,3]thiazole-4,11-diones and novel ring contraction and fusion reaction of 3H-spiro[1,3-thiazole-2,1'-cyclohexanes] into 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-carbazole-6,11-diones

• Lidia S. Konstantinova,
• Kirill A. Lysov,
• Ljudmila I. Souvorova and
• Oleg A. Rakitin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 577–584, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.62

• spectra were recorded on a Finnigan MAT INCOS 50 instrument by using electron impact ionization. High-resolution mass spectra (HRMS) were measured on a Bruker micrOTOF II instrument by using electrospray ionization (ESI) [23]. The measurements were done in a positive-ion mode (interface capillary voltage

• – 4500 V) or in a negative-ion mode (3200 V); mass range from m/z 50 to 3000 Da; external or internal calibration was done with Electrospray Calibrant Solution (Fluka). A syringe injection was used for solutions in acetonitrile, methanol or water (flow rate 3 μL/min). Nitrogen was applied as dry gas; the

Synthesis and evaluation of cell-permeable biotinylated PU-H71 derivatives as tumor Hsp90 probes

• Tony Taldone,
• Anna Rodina,
• Erica M. DaGama Gomes,
• Matthew Riolo,
• Hardik J. Patel,
• Raul Alonso-Sabadell,
• Danuta Zatorska,
• Maulik R. Patel,
• Sarah Kishinevsky and
• Gabriela Chiosis

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 544–556, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.60

• = quartet, br = broad, m = multiplet), coupling constant (Hz), integration. High-resolution mass spectra were recorded on a Waters LCT Premier system. Low-resolution mass spectra were obtained on a Waters Acquity Ultra Performance LC with electrospray ionization and SQ detector. High-performance liquid

Chemoenzymatic synthesis and biological evaluation of enantiomerically enriched 1-(β-hydroxypropyl)imidazolium- and triazolium-based ionic liquids

• Paweł Borowiecki,
• Małgorzata Milner-Krawczyk and
• Jan Plenkiewicz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 516–525, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.56

• (+)-8a–c and (+)-8e–f, which are exceedingly viscous liquids (gums), all of the chiral hydroxy-functionalized imidazolium and one of the triazolium salts are liquid at room temperature. Final products were characterized by 1H, 13C NMR and FTIR spectroscopy as well as high-resolution electrospray