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Halogen-Bridged Mixed-Valence Linear-Chain Complexes: Molecular Orbital Model of Electron Localization.

A simple tight-binding model is used to study electronic distributions and Peierls distortions in a series of mixed-valence linear-chain complexes [M(II)(LL)(2)][M(IV)(LL)(2)X(2)] (M = Ni, Pd, Pt; X = Cl, Br, I; LL = 1,2-diaminoethane, 1,3-diaminopropane). The calculated values of Peierls distortions for complexes with known structure are in good agreement with the experimental data. For the whole series, the model is employed as a qualitative tool to analyze structural and electronic properties. It is shown that charge disproportionation occurs in the related dimers. Thus, our quantum chemical calculations as well as previous phenomenological approaches indicate that, in metal-halogen chains, one deals with the interplay of local and cooperative effects.

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Halogenated Carboxonium Salts: Preparation and Structural Analysis.

We have studied the preparation and isolation of the halogenated alkylidene oxonium salts CH(3)OCHX(+)MF(6)(-) (X = Cl, F; M = As, Sb). Addition of dichloromethylmethylether at -78 degrees C to the superacidic media HF/MF(5) resulted in the formation of the chlorine compounds CH(3)OCHCl(+)MF(6)(-), whereas at -65 degrees C the fluorinated salts CH(3)OCHF(+)MF(6)(-) are formed by a chlorine/fluorine exchange. The salts are characterized by their low-temperature IR and Raman spectra. Additionally, the crystal structures of the hexafluoroantimonates are presented. The structures of the cations turned out to be different in some points. The salt CH(3)OCHF(+)SbF(6)(-) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c with 4 molecules in the unit cell and a = 9.942(2), b = 7.454(2), and c = 10.297(3) Å; beta = 111.27(2) degrees. The salt CH(3)OCHCl(+)SbF(6)(-) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c with 4 formula in the unit cell and a = 5.970(3), b = 12.019(5), and c = 10.994(5) Å; beta = 92.59(3) degrees.

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Kinetics and mechanisms of the oxidation of hydrazinium ion (N2H5+) by aqueous Br2, Cl2, and BrCl. Electrophilicity scale for halogens and interhalogens.

Very rapid oxidations of N2H5+ by Br2, Cl2, and BrCl are measured by stopped-flow and pulsed-accelerated-flow methods in acidic solutions with excess N2H5+. Second-order rate constants (M-1 s-1) at 25.0 degrees C, mu = 1.0 M are 1.49 x 10(7), 1.01 x 10(8), and 5.6 x 10(8) for the reactions with Br2, Cl2, and BrCl, respectively. The reactions are postulated to proceed by nucleophilic reaction of N2H5+ with XY electrophiles (XY = Br2, Cl2, BrCl) to form XN2H4+ with Y- and H+ release in the rate-determining step. In the subsequent reactions, we propose that XN2H4+ eliminates X- and H+ rapidly to form N2H3+ and diazine, N2H2, which is oxidized by a second Br2, Cl2, or BrCl to form N2 in fast steps. The stoichiometries are measured and confirmed to be 1:2 for the Cl2 and BrCl reactions. The relative reactivities for the oxidation of N2H5+ by halogens and interhalogens (BrCl > Cl2 > Br2 > ICl >> IBr >> I2) are used to establish an electrophilicity scale (EXY) for this type of reaction in aqueous solution.

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Direct conversion of carbonyl compounds into organic halides: indium(III) hydroxide-catalyzed deoxygenative halogenation using chlorodimethylsilane.

The reaction of carbonyls and chlorodimethylsilane was effectively catalyzed by indium(III) hydroxide and afforded the corresponding deoxygenative chlorination products, in which the carbonyl carbon accepted two nucleophiles (H and Cl) with releasing oxygen. Only In(OH)3 catalyzed the reaction, and typical Lewis acids such as TiCl4, AlCl3, and BF3.OEt2 showed no catalytic activity. The reaction mechanism of this deoxygenative chlorination includes initial hydrosilylation followed by chlorination. Other nucleophiles such as allyl or iodine were available for this methodology. The moderate Lewis acidity of indium catalyst enabled chemoselective reaction, and therefore ester, nitro, cyano, or halogen groups were not affected during the reaction course.

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Computational study of the halogen atom-benzene complexes.

The structures of halogen atom-benzene complexes were investigated by modern DFT and ab initio computational methods. The spectroscopic properties of the complexes are also predicted and are in good agreement with experiment where such data have been reported. The fluorine atom-benzene complex is predicted to be a sigma complex due to the strength of a C-F bond. The chlorine atom-benzene complex is predicted to have an eta(1) pi complex structure, which is only slightly more favorable (1.1 kcal/mol with the BH&HLYP/6-311++G method including the ZPE correction) than a sigma complex but is significantly more stable (4.4 kcal/mol with the BH&HLYP/6-311++G method including the ZPE correction) than the eta(6) pi complex. The bromine and iodine benzene complexes are also predicted to prefer an eta(1) pi complex structure.

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When does gold behave as a halogen? Predicted uranium tetraauride and other MAu4 tetrahedral species, (M = Ti, Zr, Hf, Th).

Quantum chemical calculations suggest that a series of molecules with the general formula MAu4 are stable, where M = U, Th, and a group-4 atom. They correspond to Au in the formal valence state -1 and indicate that gold can act as a ligand similar to the halogen series. Of the MAu4 species studied, UAu4, the first predicted mixed gold uranium compound, has a short M-Au bond distance, 2.71 A, which would locate Au between Br and I from the bond length point of view in the U-tetrahalide series. Energetically, the U-Au bond is weaker than the corresponding U-Br and U-I bonds.

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N-halosuccinimide/BF3-H2O, efficient electrophilic halogenating systems for aromatics.

N-Halosuccinimides (NXS, 1) are efficiently activated in trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and BF(3)-H(2)O, allowing the halogenations of deactivated aromatics. Because BF(3)-H(2)O is more economic, easy to prepare, nonoxidizing, and offers sufficiently high acidity (-H(0) approximately 12, only slightly lower than that of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid), an efficient new electrophilic reagent combination of NXS/BF(3)-H(2)O has been developed. DFT calculations at the B3LYP/6-311++G//B3LYP/6-31G level suggest that protonated N-halosuccinimides undergo further protosolvation at higher acidities to reactive superelectrophilic species capable either in the transfer of X(+) from the protonated forms of NXS to the aromatic substrate or in forming a highly reactive and solvated X(+) which would readily react with the aromatic substrates. Structural aspects of the BF(3)-H(2)O complex have also been investigated.

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Antifeedant effects of marine halogenated monoterpenes.

In this work the antifeedant effects of the halogenated monoterpenes 1-13 were tested against several divergent insect species. These compounds have been isolated from Plocamium cartilagineum (6 was isolated as an acetyl derivative), except for 4, which was isolated from Pantoneura plocamioides. We have also included the semisynthetic derivatives 1a, 2a, and 7. Compounds 1, 1a, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8-10, and 13 were antifeedants against Leptinotarsa decemlineata with varying potencies. The aphids Myzus persicae and Ropalosiphum padi were strongly deterred in the presence of compounds 2, 12, and 13. This effect was correlated with the electronic recording of their probing behavior. Compounds 2 and 12 were toxic to L. decemlineata and had selective cytotoxicity to insect-derived Sf9 cells. None of the tested compounds showed phytotoxic effects. The antifeedant and cytotoxic effects of these compounds were compared with those of the polyhalogenated insecticide gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane).

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Synthesis of halogen-substituted 1,5-benzothiazepine derivatives and their vasodilating and hypotensive activities.

In an attempt to improve the effectiveness and duration of the action of diltiazem (1), a 1,5-benzothiazepine calcium channel blocker, its derivatives (2) with halogen substituents on the fused benzene ring were synthesized. These compounds were evaluated for their effects on vertebral and coronary blood flows and antihypertensive activity. The structure-activity relationships are discussed. The 8-chloro derivative ((+)-2b), the most potent compound in this series, was selected for clinical evaluation as a cerebral vasodilating and antihypertensive agent.

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Synthesis and dopaminergic activity of some halogenated mono- and dihydroxylated 2-aminotetralins.

In a series of 7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyltetrahydro-3-benzazepine dopamine receptor agonists introduction of a chloro or fluoro substituent into the 6-position increases dopaminergic potency. Also, in this series replacement of the 7-hydroxyl group with a halogen results in inversion of activity from dopamine receptor agonist to antagonist. The present study was aimed at exploring the possibility that the structure-activity observations in the 3-benzazepine series of dopaminergic agents might be extrapolated to another class of dopamine receptor agonists, the 2-aminotetralins. Thus, a series of chloro- and fluoro-substituted mono- and dihydroxylated 2-aminotetralins was prepared and evaluated for dopaminergic properties in D-1 and D-2 receptor-related tests. Introduction of a chloro substituent into the 8-position of the prototype of this series, i.e. 2-amino-6,7-dihydroxytetralin (ADTN), resulted in a compound with a high degree of selectivity for the D-1 subpopulation of dopamine receptors; it was equally or more potent than ADTN in the D-1 receptor-related tests with greatly decreased effectiveness in the tests involving D-2 receptors. A similar effect was observed with 8-fluoro-ADTN; however, the N-(4-hydroxyphenethyl)-N-propyl derivative 4g of the 8-chloro-substituted ADTN showed marked D-2 binding affinity. Conversely, introduction of a chloro substituent into the 5-position of ADTN markedly decreased D-1 receptor affinity and efficacy. This effect was not seen with the related 5-fluoro derivative, suggesting D-1 receptors are more sensitive to bulk in the 5-position of ADTN than are the D-2 receptors. Replacement of either the 6- or 7-hydroxyl groups of ADTN with a chloro or fluoro substituent, in contrast, did not parallel the response seen in the benzazepine series (i.e., the compounds uniformly demonstrated less receptor affinity and did not have dopamine receptor antagonist activity); however, the decrease in agonist potency was less marked in the case of 2-amino-6-fluoro-7-hydroxytetralins than in the chlorinated monohydroxyaminotetralins. Thus, a parallelism in structure-activity relationships in the benzazepine and aminotetralin series of dopamine receptor agonists was not observed. The differences may reflect altered modes of receptor binding in the two series.

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Antitumor agents. 111. New 4-hydroxylated and 4-halogenated anilino derivatives of 4'-demethylepipodophyllotoxin as potent inhibitors of human DNA topoisomerase II.

A series of C-4 hydroxylated and halogenated anilino derivatives of epipodophyllotoxin or 4'-demethylepipodophyllotoxin have been synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory activity against the human DNA topoisomerase II as well as for their activity in causing cellular protein-linked DNA breakage. Compounds 11-17 and 22 are more potent than etoposide in causing DNA breakage, while compounds 11-13, 15, 16, and 20 are as active or more active than etoposide in their inhibition of the human DNA topoisomerase II. The cytotoxicity in KB cells appears to have no direct correlation with their ability to inhibit DNA topoisomerase II and to cause protein-linked DNA breaks in cells.

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beta-Adrenoceptor blocking activity of halogenated thienylethanolamine derivatives.

The synthesis of a number of ring-halogenated N-isopropyl- and N-tert-butyl-2-amino-1-(2-thienyl)ethanols has been carried out in order to ascertain the influence of chloro or bromo substitution at the thiophene moiety on their blocking beta-adrenoceptor activity. It was found that chloro- and bromo-substituted compounds exhibited a similar activity. Monohalo substitution at positions C4 or C5 of the thiophene ring resulted in comparable blocking potency, whereas C3 halo-substituted compounds were practically devoid of activity. The highest activity in these series was observed with compounds dihalogenated at C4 and C5, their effect on myocardial beta-receptors being comparable to that of propranolol.

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Radiopharmaceuticals. 16. Halogenated dopamine analogs. Synthesis and radiolabeling of 6-iododopamine and tissue distribution studies in animals.

A simple halogenated derivative of dopamine, 6-iododopamine (1), has been synthesized using two different methods. These synthetic sequences have been applied to the radiolabeling of 1 with carbon-11, iodine-131, and iodine-123. The tissue distribution of 1 in mice, dogs, and rats was determined. The ratio of radioactivity (%/g) in the adrenal medulla-kidney in dogs increases from 3.45 at 2 h postinjection to 33.3 at 24 h postinjection. Thyroid uptakes in mice, dogs, and rats show that in vivo deiodination of 1 is not significant.

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Structure-activity correlations of cytochalasins. Novel halogenated and related cytochalasin C and D derivatives.

A series of halogenated and related analogues of cytochalasin C (CC) and D (CD) has been synthesized, and the biological activities of the analogues as inhibitors in a cell-free contractility model system obtained from Ehrlich ascites tumor cells were evaluated. The reaction sequence involved treatment of CD with phenyltrimethylammonium perbromide to give 6,12-dibromo-CD (2), dehydrohalogenation of 2 to 12-bromo-CC (3), and the subsequent conversions of 3 to 12-azido- (4), 12-iodo- (5), and 12-cyano-CC (6). The ID50 values for 5, 3, 4, 2, and 6 are 6.0, 7.4, 8.8, 45, and 77 X 10(-7) M, respectively, in comparison to ca. 2.8 X 10(-7) M for the parental compounds. The potential cell and molecular biological applications of these compounds are delineated.

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N-aryl 3-halogenated azetidin-2-ones and benzocarbacephems, inhibitors of beta-lactamases.

N-(3-Carboxy-6-methylphenyl)-3-fluoroazetidin-2-one and a series of related N-aryl-3-halo- and -3,3-dihaloazetidinones 3, in which the halo substituent is a fluorine or a bromine atom, were prepared by using the Wasserman procedure of cyclization of beta-bromopropionamides as a key step. Their affinities for the TEM-1 beta-lactamase were determined and compared with those of a series of tricyclic azetidinones, the benzocarbacephems 2, and known beta-lactamase inhibitors. The beta-lactams 2 and 3 behave as competitive inhibitors and not as substrates of the enzyme; neither halogen substitution (series 3) nor ring strain (series 2) induces enzymatic hydrolysis.

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Halogenated diazirines as photolabel mimics of the inhaled haloalkane anesthetics.

The inhaled anesthetics are low affinity volatile compounds whose mechanism of action remains unclear, in part due to the difficulty of determining their binding targets. Photolabeling may help resolve this difficulty, and thus we have synthesized six compounds (four previously unreported) with structural and physical similarity to halothane (1-bromo-1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane), a commonly used clinical anesthetic. These compounds incorporate either a diazo, diazirine, or azido group to provide photolability in the long-UV range and to provide a highly reactive photolysis product. While several of the compounds have immobilizing activity in tadpoles, it is complicated by either toxicity or very low potency. One compound however, a halogenated three-carbon diazirine 4, is a potent anesthetic, is apparently nontoxic, potentiates GABA(A) Cl(-) currents, and stabilizes serum albumin, all of which are features of halothane. When tagged with radioactivity, this compound should serve as a reasonable probe of haloalkane anesthetic binding targets and sites.

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Halogenated mazindol analogs as potential inhibitors of the cocaine binding site at the dopamine transporter.

A series of halogenated (F, Cl, Br, I), pyrimido and diazepino homologs of mazindol were prepared and evaluated for their ability to displace [3H]WIN 35,428 binding and to inhibit uptake of [3H]dopamine (DA) in rat striatal tissue. All of the compounds except for the 2'-chloro (6) and 2'-bromo (16) analogs of mazindol displaced [3H]WIN 35,428 binding and inhibited [3H]DA uptake more effectively than (R)-cocaine. Structure-activity studies indicated that best inhibition of [3H]WIN 35,428 binding occurred in the imidazo series with compounds containing one or two Cl or Br atoms in the 3'- or 4'-position of the free phenyl group. Replacement of the imidazo ring by a pyrimido or diazepino ring enhanced binding inhibition. The most potent inhibitors of [3H]WIN 35,428 binding and [3H]DA uptake were 6-(3'-chlorophenyl)-2,3,4,6-tetrahydropyrimido[2,1-alpha]isoind ol-6-ol (23; IC50 1.0 nM; 8 x mazindol) and 7-(3',4'-dichlorophenyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-7H-diazepino[2,1-alpha ]isoindol-7-ol (28; IC50 0.26 nM; 32 x mazindol), respectively. No significant differences was found between binding and uptake inhibition. Mazindol and the pyrimido and diazepino homologs 24 and 27 showed a selectivity for the DA uptake over the serotonin (5-HT) uptake site of 5-, 250-, and 465-fold, respectively, and displayed weak or no affinity for a variety of neurotransmitter receptor sites.

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