Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 42 (3), P. 366 - 370, 2004<br />
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SOME FACTORS WHICH COULD INDUCE THE<br />
IMINE-ENAMINE TAUTOMERISM OF SCHIFF’ BASES<br />
ADDUCTS OF GOSSYPOL<br />
Received 14-4-2003<br />
Nguyen Kim Phi Phung1, Ton That Quang1, Nguyen Thanh Binh1,<br />
Ginette Jaureguiberry2<br />
1<br />
University of Natural Sciences, National University of Ho Chi Minh City<br />
2<br />
Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 61 Buffon 75005 Paris<br />
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Summary<br />
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Gossypol, a yellow pigment, isolated from cotton seeds, exhibits many interesting biological<br />
activities: antitumor, antimalarial, anti-HIV [1]. But gossypol is toxic and this toxicity may be<br />
related to the two-functional aldehyde groups [2].<br />
Many authors prepared the Schiff’s’ base adducts of gossypol from 1985 to 2002, but these<br />
authors did not pay attention to the factor that these adducts may present under or the imine<br />
form or the enamine one.<br />
In this study, the technique of 1H-NMR was used to determine the imine or the enamine form<br />
of Schiff’s’ base adducts of gossypol. This technique was also applied to study some factors<br />
which could induce the imine-enamine form of adducts.<br />
The factor was used aliphatic amine of from 3 to 8 carbons or aromatic amine that has<br />
different substituent at the position para that used to condense with gossypol.<br />
The factor used solid alumine. The reagents of gossypol and amine were separately<br />
impregnated on alumine, then these two reagents were mixed to react together at room<br />
temperature under visible light and without solvent.<br />
The factor VIS and UV254.<br />
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I - INTRODUCTION imine form or the enamine one. This technique<br />
was also used to study some factors which could<br />
From 1985 to 2002, many authors had induce the imine-enamine tautomerism in the<br />
synthesized the Schiff’bases adducts of Schiff‘ bases adducts of gossypol.<br />
gossypol. These authors did not pay attention<br />
on the fact that the Shiff’ bases adduct of II - RESULTS AND DISCUSSION<br />
gossypol might tautomerizeto change from<br />
the imine form to the enamine one. 1. Examination the imine or the enamine form<br />
of Schiff’ base adducts of gossypol by<br />
It was showed that only the technique of<br />
1 different methods<br />
H-NMR could be the useful tool to well<br />
determine whether the adducts were under the Our researching [3, 4] on the condensation of<br />
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(±)-gossypol-acetic acid with some aliphatic peak), 8.01 - 7.85 (none), 7.79 - 7.57 (H-4, a<br />
amines; with some aromatic amines; with pointed peak), 6.61 - 6.45 (OH at C-6, singlet,<br />
some amino acids showed that adducts were sometimes no peak) and 5.68 - 5.36 (OH at C-1,<br />
initially formed under the imine form. If singlet).<br />
adducts were immediatedly isolated out of the The enamine form: 13.60 - 13.33 (=CH-NH-,<br />
reaction solution and were dried, they always a round peak, disapeared on exchanging with<br />
stayed under the imine form. In case the D2O), 9.70 - 9.30 (=CH-NH-, doublet but<br />
adducts were still in the solution, after a sometims a round peak. On exchanging with D2O,<br />
certain time at room temperature in visible changed to a pointed peak), 8.01 - 7.85 (OH at C-<br />
light there happened the imine-enamine 6, a singlet but sometimes a round peak), 7.79 -<br />
tautomerism. 7.57 (H-4, a pointed peak), 6.61 - 6.45 (none);<br />
The adducts of gossypol were examined 5.68 - 5.36 (OH at C-1, singlet).<br />
by some different methods. So the 1H-NMR spectra was the best tool to<br />
distinguish the imine or the enamine form of the<br />
a) LC-MS, APCI spectra<br />
adducts of gossypol.<br />
The spectra of the adducts of (±)-gossypol-<br />
2. Examination of the imine-enamine tauto-<br />
amine showed 2 close peaks ot in some cases<br />
these peaks were split into two as the tongue of merism when (±)-gossypol were coupled<br />
a snake. with different aliphatic amines; different<br />
aromatic amines in chloroform-methanol<br />
This method could not distinguish the imine at room temperature under visible light<br />
or the enamine form of the adducts.<br />
a) The condition of the reaction<br />
b) 13C-NMR spectra<br />
(±)-gossypol-acetic acid (0.069 mM) and<br />
The chemical shifts of the carbon of adducts amine (aliphatic or aromatic amine) (0.27 mM)<br />
under the imine form or the enamine form were were dissolved in chloroform-methanol (1 : 1);<br />
almost identical. For example: the Schiff’bases the medium was adjusted to pH = 4 - 5 by conc.<br />
of (±)-gossypol-propylamine and (±)-gossypol- sulfuric acid. The reaction solution was stirred at<br />
butyl-amine showed identical chemical shifts room temperature under visible light. After each<br />
for all carbons except little differences at C-7 hour (1, 2, 3 and 4 hours) the reaction solution<br />
and C-15. At C-17 the imine form =C- was dried by MgSO4 and then evaporated to yield<br />
OH...N=C- ( = 172.30 ppm) and the enamine dry yellow powder. This powder was studied by<br />
1<br />
form –C=O ( = 172.43 ppm). At C-15 the H-NMR.<br />
imine form –HC=N- ( = 162.98 ppm) and the b) The results<br />
enamine form =CH-NH- ( = 163.01).<br />
Adducts of (±)-gossypol-propylamine<br />
So, the 13C-NMR spectra were not useful to tautomerized to the enamine form after 10 hours<br />
distinguish the imine or the enamine form of the of reaction; (±)-gossypol-butylamine after 38 hours;<br />
adducts. (±)-gossypol-pentylamine after 10 hours; (±)-<br />
c) 1H-NMR spectra gossypol-hexylamine after 10 hours; (±)-gossypol-<br />
There are clear difference between imine octylamine after 8 hours; (±)-gossypol-aniline<br />
and the enamine form of the adducts of after 48 hours; (±)-gossypol-p-hydroxy-aniline<br />
gossypol. The 1H-NMR spectral information of after 48 hours; (±)-gossypol-p-chloro-aniline after 60<br />
some protons of the Shiff’ bases adducts of hours; (±)-gossypol-p-nitroaniline after 10 hours.<br />
gossypol under the imine and the enamine<br />
c) Remarks<br />
form.<br />
(i) The Schiff’bases adducts of gossypol with<br />
The imine form (form low field to high<br />
aliphatic amine tautomerized to the enamine<br />
field; ppm) 9.70 - 9.30 (-CH=N-, a pointed<br />
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R R<br />
H 15 N H N<br />
OH CH=O OH C OH C15 H<br />
2 OH R-NH2 ; VIS 2 OH 2 O<br />
21 87 21 87 Time; VIS 21<br />
8<br />
7<br />
4 56 CHCl - MeOH 4 56 CHCl - MeOH 4 56<br />
OH 3 OH 3 OH<br />
11 11 11<br />
12 13 12 13 12 13<br />
Schiff'bases adducts Schiff'bases adducts<br />
Gossypol of gossypol under of gossypol under<br />
the imine form the enamine form<br />
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form after 8 - 10 hours of reaction. There was Dry powder of (±)-gossypol/Al2O3 and<br />
an exception: the adducts with butylamine alkylamine/Al2O3 were mixed together with the<br />
tautomerized after 48 hours. So, the length of ratio of 1 : 0.6 (w/w). The mixture was stirred at<br />
the carbon chain (from 3 to 8 carbons) of room temperature under visible light. After a<br />
aliphatic amine which was used to coupled to determined time (1 hours, 1 day, 4 days, 5<br />
(±)-gossypol was not a factor that could induce days, 7 days, 15 days and 30 days) the powder<br />
the imine-enamine tautomerism. was extracted by ethyl acetate. The extracted<br />
(ii) Adducts from aromatic amine with the solution was evaporated to receive dry yellow<br />
substituents which had the donate electrons powder, this powder was studied by 1H-NMR.<br />
resonance effect such as -OH, -Cl... tautome- b) The results<br />
rized to the enamine form much more longer The reaction time of 1 hour, 1 day or 4 days<br />
(after 48 - 60 hours of reaction) than adducts was not sufficient, the compounds were not<br />
from aromatic amine with the substituents formed; the compound were just formed after 5<br />
which had the withdraw electrons resonance days. Compounds that were formed after 5 days<br />
effect such as -NO2 (after 10 hours of reaction). or 7 days or 15 days or 30 days were Schiff’<br />
So the aromatic amine with different substi-<br />
tuents at the para position which was used to base adducts of (±)-gossypol-amine under the<br />
imine form.<br />
couple to (±)-gossypol influenced on the imine-<br />
enamine tautomerism. c) Remark<br />
3. Could the technique of separately impreg- With this technique, adducts could be kept<br />
always under the imine form. When we need to<br />
nating gossypol and amine on alumina<br />
use the adducts, they were extracted out of<br />
then reacting together in dry media,<br />
alumina and then be evaporated to dryness. In<br />
inhibit the imine-enamine tautomerism<br />
the solid state, adducts stayed always under the<br />
a) The condition of the reaction imine form.<br />
Aluminium oxide 90, activity II, 70 - 230 mesh Alumina is known to have the spinel<br />
ASTM was used to impregnate the reactants. In a structure of 2 2/3 Al21 1/3 O32 that means the<br />
flask of 100 ml, (±)-gossypol-acetic acid (1.6 g) spinel structure adopted a cubic cell with 32<br />
were dissolved in methanol, then alumia (0.8 g) oxygen atoms, 21 Al atoms and 3 vacant<br />
was put in; the mixture was evaporated to dryness orbitals [5]. These vacant orbitals could capture<br />
to yield a bright yellow powder. That was (±)- the lone pair electrons of oxygen atom of<br />
gossypol impregnated on alumina with the hydroxy groups at C-7 and C-7’ of gossypol.<br />
concentration of 3.46 mM/1 g Al2O3. Similar work This capture inhibited the mentioned-lone pair<br />
was for propylamine and butylamine with the electrons moving into the naphthalene ring,<br />
concentration of 17.3 mM/1 g Al2O3. then up to the imino group. The consequence<br />
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was adducts stayed always under the imine under the imine form.<br />
form.<br />
b) Effect of UV254 on the imine-enamine tauto-<br />
R merism when Schiff’base adducts of<br />
H N Al 2O3<br />
OH C gossypol under the enamine form were in<br />
O H the solvent<br />
2<br />
21 87 Al 2O<br />
3 In normal NMR tubes, adducts under the<br />
4 56<br />
OH enamine form (obtained from preceeding<br />
reactions and were well determined their<br />
enamine form) were dissolved in deuterium<br />
The vacant orbital of alumina captured the alone chloroform CDCl3 and were irradiated at room<br />
pair electrons of –OH<br />
temperature in a certain time (1 hour, 2 hours, 4<br />
4. Examination of the effect of lights (VIS hours, 6 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5<br />
and UV254) on the imine-enamine tauto- days, 6 days, 7 days...). After that time, the tube<br />
merism of Schiff’base adducts of gossypol were directly measured by 1H-NMR.<br />
<br />
a) Effect of VIS and UV254 on the imine- The results were (±)-gossypol-glycine benzyl<br />
ester tautomerized to the imine form after 4 hours<br />
enamine tautomerism when Schiff’base<br />
adducts of gossypol were in the solvent of irradiation; (±)-gossypol-propylamine after 7<br />
days; (±)-gossypol-butylamine after 5 days; (±)-<br />
The condensation was realized in gossypol-octylamine after 4 days.<br />
chloroform-methanol (1 : 1) at room<br />
temperature between (±)-gossypol-acetic acid c) Effect of VIS and UV254 on the imine-<br />
and some aliphatic amines; and some aromatic enamine tautomerism when Schiff’base<br />
amines (p-hydroxyaniline; p-chloroaniline; p- adducts of gossypol were in dry powder<br />
nitroani-line); and some amino acids<br />
(±)-gossypol-propylamine under the imine<br />
(phenylalanine methyl ester; glycine benzyl<br />
ester; lysine(Z) methyl ester); the medium was form; (±)-gossypol-propylamine under the<br />
adjusted to pH = 4 - 5. After a determined time, enamine form; (±)-gossypol-butylamine under<br />
the reaction solution was dried and then the imine form and (±)-gossypol-butylamine<br />
evaporated under reduced pressure to give dry under the enamine form.<br />
powder. This powder was was assigned by 1H- (i) Adducts under the imine form were put<br />
NMR. in transparent glass tubes. The tubes were glued<br />
(i) The reaction solution was stirred under the on the glass window (the face in the room) and<br />
irradiation of VIS in 30 minutes or 1 hour or 4 presented under the irradiation of the sun<br />
days. The results shown that all adducts were within 35 days at room temperature. The<br />
formed after 30 minutes of the reaction and powder were well skaken each day. After that<br />
adducts were under the imine form. After 4 days time, the powder were measured by 1H-NMR.<br />
of reaction all adducts were under the enamine (ii) Adducts under the enamine form were<br />
form. put in transparent glass tubes. The tubes were<br />
(ii) Right after the two reactants dissolved in continously irradiated by UV254 within 7 days<br />
the solvent, the reaction solution was stirred and at room temperature. The powder were well<br />
continously irradiated by UV254 in 5 days. It could shaken each day. After that time, the powder<br />
be seen the adducts could not be formed; the were measured by 1H-NMR. The adducts<br />
obtained products were initial (±)-gossypol. products always kept their initial form.<br />
(iii) The reaction solution was stirred under<br />
Conclusions<br />
visible light within 30 minutes then was<br />
irradiated by UV254 in 4 days or in 10 days. The Photochemistry was a factor that could<br />
results shown that all obtained adducts were induce the imine-enamine tautomerism of the<br />
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Schiff’base adducts of gossypol. The affect of Schiff’base adducts of gossypol was resumed in<br />
the photochemistry on the tautomerism of the following schema.<br />
<br />
R R<br />
H N H N<br />
OH C OH C H<br />
2 OH Chloroform-methanol; VIS<br />
Chloroform-methanol; VIS 2 O<br />
<br />
OH Chloroform-methanol; UVUV<br />
Chloroform-methanol; 254 OH<br />
254<br />
<br />
Shiff’ bases adducts of gosspypol under the Shiff’ bases adducts of gosspypol under the<br />
imine form enamine form<br />
<br />
• Schiff’ base adducts of gossypol under ester etc. degraded and destroyed gradually after<br />
the solid state (dry powder) could not be some days (2 - 4 days).<br />
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