The bioactivity of 10-formyl-7,8-dihydrofolic acid and 10-formyl-folic acid was determined in human leukemia (CCRF-CEM) cells grown in a folate-depleted medium containing methotrexate. Excess 10-formyl-7,8-dihydrofolic acid, (but not 10-formyl folic acid) supported the growth of these cells, but it was less potent than5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid (a control). 10-formyl-7, 8-dihydrofoli...

Primary and secondary alcohols were formylated selectively in the presence of phenols by stirring with chloral in acetone over anhydrous K2CO3 at ambient temperatures in high yields. O-Formylation could be the method of choice for protecting an alcoholic group in a complex synthetic sequence because deformylation can be effected selectively in the presence of acetate or other ester protecting g...

The title compound, C26H32N2O4(M)·C2H4O2, (I), is the product of the Petrenko-Kritchenko condensation of N-propyl-piperidinone with 1,5-bis-(2-formyl-phen-oxy)-3-oxa-pentane and ammonium acetate. In M, the aza-14-crown-3-ether ring adopts a bowl conformation, with the configuration of the C-O-C-C -O-C-C-O-C polyether chain being t-g ((-))-t-t-g ((+))-t (t = trans, 180°; g = gauche, ±60°). The d...

Two simple, rapid and sensitive sensors for the assay of dopamine hydrochloride have been developed. The methods are based upon the formation of the membrane sensors 12-crown-4-phosphotungestic acid (crown ether-PTA)-dopamine and 12-crown-4-tetraphenylborate (crown ether-TPB)-dopamine as neutral carriers. The sensors were stable and showed fast potential responses of 10 s, and near-Nernstian ca...

Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAHs) and N-heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (azaarenes) are as ubiquitous in the environment as their parent PAH compounds, although occurring at lower concentrations. The toxicological importance of NPAHs and azaarenes is based on their mutagenic and carcinogenic potential. Azaarenes possess a higher solubility and mobility in the environment than...