A Study on the Antioxidant Activity of Pyridylselenium Compounds and their Slow Release from Poly(acrylamide) Hydrogels
摘要:
The antioxidant activity of pyridylselenium compounds has been evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical and nitric oxide (NO) scavenging methods. Pyridylselenium compounds have shown far superior (100-1000 times) antioxidant property than ebselen. The control release of bis(2-pyridyl) diselenide from poly(acrylamide) hydrogels has been studied in order to evaluate its release mechanism and diffusion coefficient. The later study also demonstrates that the pyridylselenium loading into the polymer matrix increases the magnitude and the rate of the radical scavenging activity of the poly(acrylamide) hydrogels.
Synthesis, characterization and X-ray structure of 3,4-lutidinyl-, 3-/4-picolyl- and pyridylselenium compounds
摘要:
Bis(4,5-dimethyl-2-pyridyl)-, bis(5-methyl-2-pyridyl)- and bis(4-methyl-2-pyridyl) diselenide have been synthesized directly from 3,4-lutidine (1a), 3-picoline (1b) and 4-picoline (1c) respectively via BF3 aided lithiation reaction. The lithiation of 3,4-lutidinium-, 3- and 4-picolinium-BF3 adduct (2a/2b/2c) gives the corresponding carbanion (3a/3b/3c) which on subjecting to selenium insertion reaction followed by aerial oxidation affords the related diselenide in good yield. Reaction of BF3 complexed pyridylselenolate anion (4a/4b/4c) with diiodomethane gives the corresponding bis(2-pyridylseleno)methane. The dilithiation of 4-picolinium-/pyridinium-BF3 adduct (2c/2d) followed by reaction with 2.2 equiv. of selenium and iodomethane affords the related 2,6-bis(methylselenenyl)pyridine and 2-(methylselenenyl)pyridine in varying proportions. Preparation of tris(methylselenenyl) derivatives of 1a and 1c have been given in the present study. LiAlH4 has also been utilized to synthesize unsymmetrical monoselenides from the corresponding diselenides. Single crystal X-ray studies of bis(4,5-dimethyl-2-pyridyl) diselenide (5a), 3,4-dimethyl-2,6-bis(methylselenenyl)pyridine (9a), 4-methyl-2,6-bis(methylselenenyl)pyridine (9c), 2,6-bis(methylselenenyl)pyridine (9d) and 4-methyl-2,6-bis(methylselenenyl)-4-(methylselenenylmethyl)pyridine (12a) have also been carried out. The crystal data of these compounds reveals that the instances of Se center dot center dot center dot Se secondary interactions decreases with the increase in the number of methyl group attached to the pyridine ring. (C) 2012 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.