Thiols, oxidation

Pyrimidine-2-sulfonyl chloride, 4,6-dimethyl-reactions, 3, 97 Pyrimidinesulfonyl halides reactions, 3, 97 Pyrimidinethiols S-acylation, 3, 95 S-alkylation, 3, 94 oxidation, 3, 94 synthesis, 3, 135 Pyrimidine-5-thiols oxidation, 3, 94 synthesis, 3, 136... 

II. Thiol oxidants cystaminc (mixed disulfide formation), diamide, t-BHP, menadione, diquat... 

In situ thiol oxidation can also be done just after the tetraethoxysilane hydrolysis. Both MPTMS and H2O2 are added simultaneously before aging. This was demonstrated by Stucky et al. [69] on SBA-15 containing ffS03 and additional alkyl groups, followed by Mbaraka et al. [63], and Yang et al. [70], the latter including template removal. In situ oxidation avoids residual unreacted thiols, typically observed by postsynthetic routes. 

These are oxidised by both Fe(III) and Cu(II) octanoates (denoted Oct) in nonpolar solvents at moderate temperatures . 80-90 % yields of the corresponding disulphide are obtained with Fe(III) and this oxidant was selected for kinetic study, the pattern of products with Cu(II) being more complex. The radical nature of the reaction was confirmed by trapping of the thiyi radicals with added olefins. Simple second-order kinetics were observed, for example, with l-dodecane thiol oxidation by Fe(Oct)3 in xylene at 55 °C (fcj = 0.24 l.mole . sec ). Reaction proceeds much more rapidly in more polar solvents such as dimethylformamide. The course of the oxidation is almost certainly... 

Mercaptopropionic acid (HRSH) has been oxidised with ferricyanide in aqueous solution to give 3,3 -dithiodipropionic acid in 95 % yield. Whilst individual runs showed second-order disappearance of oxidant, the magnitude of 2 varied with increasing thiol, oxidant and ferrocyanide concentrations , viz. 

Organic peroxides such as cumene hydroperoxide and t-butyl hydroperoxide have extensively been used as experimental agents. They provoke lipid peroxidation in hepatocytes, probably by the generation of alkoxyl and peroxyl radical intermediates after reaction with cytochrome P450. Other cytotoxic mechanisms are probably involved including protein thiol and non-protein thiol oxidation and deranged calcium homeostasis (Jewell et al., 1986). In fact, the addition of cumene hydroperoxide to isolated bUe duct cells, devoid of cytochrome P450 activity, still results in cell death but lipid peroxidation is not detectable (Parola et al., 1990). 

Jewell, S.A., DiMonte, D., Richelmi, P., Bellomo, G. and Orrenius, S. (1986). tert-Butylhydroperoxide-induced toxicity in isolated hepatocytes contribution of thiol oxidation and lipid peroxidation. J. Biochem. Toxicol. 1, 13-22. 

The disulfide forms in the thiol oxidation from the recombination of the two RS radicals... 

The reduction of disulfides is a reverse reaction of thiol oxidation and, under protic... 

Disulfide bond formation was introduced into DCC as a powerful reaction for the construction of dynamic systems in the late 1990s in separate reports from the groups of Still [19], Sanders [20], and Lehn [21]. Given the fundamental role played by thiol oxidation in biology, it is no surprise that the reaction is highly compatible with protein targets. Disulfide exchange... 

Phenol-induced oxidative stress mediated by thiol oxidation, antioxidant depletion, and enhanced free radical production plays a key role in the deleterious activities of certain phenols. In this mode of DNA damage, the phenol does not interact with DNA directly and the observed genotoxicity is caused by an indirect mechanism of action induced by ROS. A direct mode of phenol-induced genotoxicity involves covalent DNA adduction derived from electrophilic species of phenols produced by metabolic activation. Oxidative metabolism of phenols can generate quinone intermediates that react covalently with N-1,N of dG to form benzetheno-type adducts. Our laboratory has also recently shown that phenoxyl radicals can participate in direct radical addition reactions with C-8 of dG to form oxygen (O)-adducts. Because the metabolism of phenols can also generate C-adducts at C-8 of dG, a case can be made that phenoxyl radicals display ambident (O vs. C) electrophilicity in DNA adduction. 

Stoyanovsky, D.A. Cederbaum, A.I. (1996) Thiol oxidation and cytochrome P450-dependent metabolism of CCI4 triggers Ca2+ release from liver microsomes. Biochemistry, 35, 15839-15845... 

Keywords thiol, oxidative coupling, active manganese dioxide, barium manga-nate, disulfide... 

Thiols are susceptible to oxidation by peroxides, molecular oxygen, and other oxidizing processes (e.g., radical-catalyzed oxidation) (Fig. 67). Because thiols easily complex with transition metals, it is believed that most thiol autoxidation reactions are metal-catalyzed (108). Autoxidation of thiols is enhanced by deprotonation of the thiol to the thiolate anion. Thiol oxidation commonly leads to disulfides, although further autoxidation to the sulfinic and, ultimately, sulfonic acid can be accomplished under basic conditions. Disulfides can be reduced back to the thiol (e.g., upon addition of a reducing agent such as dithiothreitol). Thiols are nucleophilic and will readily react with available electrophilic sites. For a more thorough discussion, see Hovorka and Schoneich (108) and Luo et al. (200). 

Oxidation modifications such as carbonylation, thiol oxidation, and aromatic hydroxylation, and Maillard glycation (the reaction of sugars with amino acid side chains) are the protein modifications most frequently reported in foodstuffs that have been subjected to thermal processing. However, condensations and eliminations of side chains or peptide backbone breakdown have also been described (95). 

The reactions of hydrogen peroxide with vanadate have been of interest for many years. Much of the early work was concerned with the function of peroxovanadates as oxygen transfer agents. Alkenes and similar compounds such as allyl alcohols can be hydroxylated or epoxidized. Even alkanes can be hydroxylated, whereas alcohols can be oxidized to aldehydes or ketones and thiols oxidized to sulphones or sulphoxides. Aromatic molecules, including benzene, can be hydroxylated. The rich chemistry associated with the peroxovanadates has, therefore, led to extensive studies of their reaction chemistry. To this end, x-ray diffraction studies have successfully provided details of a number of peroxovanadate structures. 

Co catalysts are used to catalyze a series of oxidations that involve one-electron redox reactions, such as oxidation of phenolic compounds, thiol oxidation, and oxyfunctionalization of saturated hydrocarbon groups. 

There is general agreement regarding the main steps of the mechanism of thiol oxidation. First, the thiol is deprotonated and coordinates to the Co macrocycle. Simultaneous coordination of the thiol and O2 in the trans positions of the Co chelate is crucial. The Co then mediates transfer of an electron from RS to coordinated O2 ... 

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