Synthesis and comprehensive structural and physicochemical characterization of dutasteride hydrochloride hydrate solvates.

Four crystalline dutasteride hydrochloride hydrate solvates containing respectively methanol, ethanol, acetone and acetonitrile molecules were obtained. All samples were characterized by extensive spectroscopic analysis with infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and H as well as C NMR techniques. For three solvates, i.

Imatinib Inhibits the Renewal and Tumorigenicity of CT-26 Colon Cancer Cells after Cytoreductive Treatment with Doxorubicin.

Conventional anti-cancer drugs preferentially eliminate differentiated cancer cells but those cells that are spared (i.e. cancer stem cells: CSC), initiate recurrence.

Synthesis and Physicochemical Characterization of the Process-Related Impurities of Olmesartan Medoxomil. Do 5-(Biphenyl-2-yl)-1-triphenylmethyltetrazole Intermediates in Sartan Syntheses Exist?

During the process development for multigram-scale synthesis of olmesartan medoxomil (OM), two principal regioisomeric process-related impurities were observed along with the final active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). The impurities were identified as N-1- and N-2-(5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolen-4-yl)methyl derivatives of OM. Both compounds, of which N-2 isomer of olmesartan dimedoxomil is a novel impurity of OM, were synthesized and fully characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), infrared spectroscopy (IR), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and high-resolution mass spectrometry/electrospray ionization (HRMS/ESI).

Full Characterization of Linezolid and Its Synthetic Precursors by Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry.

In this work, for the first time we report complementary structural and spectral studies of linezolid and its synthetic precursors (R)-N-{3-[3-fluoro-4-(morpholin-4-yl)phenyl]-2-oxooxazolidin-5-yl}methanol and (R)-N-{3-[3-fluoro-4-(morpholin-4-yl)phenyl]-2-oxooxazolidin-5-yl}methyl azide employing solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SS NMR) spectroscopy and electron ionization mass spectrometry. Each technique provides unique and specific set of information. Through high-resolution SS NMR using (13) C, (15) N, and (19) F as structural probes, we revealed dynamic molecular disorder in the crystal lattice for polymorphs II and III of linezolid, never reported before.

Comprehensive spectroscopic characterization of finasteride polymorphic forms. Does the form X exist?

The pure polymorphic forms I, II, and III of finasteride were prepared and their purity was confirmed by FTIR, differential scanning calorimetry, and X-ray powder diffraction measurements. The preparation experiments demonstrated that the desolvation process of some finasteride solvates does result not only in the formation of polymorphic forms I and II, but also in obtaining the pure form III. The (13)C cross-polarization magic angle spinning (CP-MAS) and the (15)N CP-MAS spectra can distinguish all three polymorphic forms of finasteride.

Searching for new derivatives of neocryptolepine: synthesis, antiproliferative, antimicrobial and antifungal activities.

A series of novel amino acid and dipeptide derivatives of neocryptolepine were synthesized and tested for their antimicrobial, antifungal and antiproliferative activity in vitro against cancer cell lines (KB, A549, MCF-7, LoVo) and normal mice fibroblast cells (BALB/3T3). Biological evaluation revealed that almost all of the new compounds displayed high antiproliferative activity against the tested cells and moderate to potent antibacterial activities. Interestingly, these compounds were active against Candida albicans biofilms at doses significantly lower than those required against free-floating planktonic fungal cells.

Oseltamivir analog with boron cluster modulator.

Synthesis of novel neuraminidase inhibitor -- carborane ester of oseltamivir carboxylic acid is described, and its physicochemical and spectral characteristics is provided. Surprisingly, carborane analog of oseltamivir is of an order of magnitude less active than its precursor, the corresponding ethyl ester, which is the active principle of pharmaceutical preparations used in influenza prophylactics and therapy.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of new amino acid and dipeptide derivatives of neocryptolepine as anticancer agents.

The syntheses of neocryptolepine derivatives containing an amino acid or a dipeptide at the C-9 position and their evaluation for antitumor activity in vitro and in vivo are reported. To establish the influence of an amino acid or a peptide on the physicochemical properties of 5H-indolo[2,3-b]quinoline (DiMIQ), lipophilic and hemolytic properties were investigated. Most of the compounds displayed a high antiproliferative activity in vitro and strongly inhibited growth of tumor in mice compared to cyclophosphamide.

Distinguishing between polymorphic forms of linezolid by solid-phase electronic and vibrational circular dichroism.

For the first time two crystalline forms of the same compound (linezolid polymorphs) were investigated by means of the solid-phase ECD and VCD spectra. The ECD spectra show distinct differences and the band at 221 nm serves as a diagnostic one because it is present in form II but absent in form III. The VCD spectra strongly differ in the diagnostic carbonyl absorption range exhibiting two relatively strong bands of opposite signs.

Practical method for the absolute configuration assignment of tert/tert 1,2-diols using their complexes with Mo2(OAc)4.

We describe here an application of the practical, simple, and reliable approach for the determination of the absolute configuration of sterically demanding tert/tert vic-diols. According to this method, it is only necessary to mix dimolybdenum tetraacteate and a chiral diol in DMSO and record the CD spectra in the 250-650 nm spectral range. From the sign of the CD bands occurring at around 310, 350, and 400 nm, it is possible to establish the chirality of the diol unit expressed by the sign of the O-C-C-O torsion angle.

Synthesis of new n-substituted cyclic imides with expected anxiolytic activity. XXI. Derivatives of 1-acetyldibenzo-[e.h]-bicyclo[2.2.2]-octane-2,3-dicarboximide.

The preparation of a number of new N-substituted derivatives of 1-acetyldibenzo-[e.h]-bicyclo[2.2.

Chirotopical properties of cisoid enones from circular dichroism (CD) and anisotropic circular dichroism (ACD) spectroscopy.

Substituted cisoid 4-en-6-one steroids with isotropically distributed and partially oriented molecules were analyzed by circular dichroism (CD) and anisotropic circular dichroism (ACD) spectroscopy, respectively. CD and ACD data supplement their respective phenomenological information. For a series of C3-substituted enones 1 to 7, the difference of CD (Delta epsilon) and ACD (Delta epsilon(A)) values, that is, Delta epsilon -Delta epsilon(A), vary in the n-* transition region in the same direction, independently of the nature and position (3 alpha or 3 beta) of the substituent.