MECHANISM OF THE MICROSOMAL DEMETHYLATION OF 1-ARYL-3,3-DIMETHYLTRIAZENES

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ILEY, J
RUECROFT, G
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[1] Physical Organic Chemistry Research Group, Chemistry Department, The Open University, Milton Keynes
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10.1016/0006-2952(90)90244-F
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R9 [药学];
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1007 ;
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The metabolism of 1-aryl-3,3-dimethyltriazenes by phenobarbital-induced rat liver microsomes results in the formation of 1-aryl-3-methyltriazenes and formaldehyde. Intermolecular kinetic deuterium isotope effects for the reaction are found to be 1.0 (±0.03) in both Vmax and Vmax/Km respectively. The intramolecular kinetic deuterium isotope effects in Vmax and Vmax/Km are found to be 4.8 (±0.05). There is no correlation of Vmax or Vmax/Km with calculated ionization potentials of the triazenes. For 3-ethyl-3-methyltriazene comparison of values of Vmax and Vmax/Km for ethyl VS methyl loss give rise to values of 3.68 in Vmax and 2.02 in Vmax/Km. Thus, loss of an ethyl group is favoured. The results are discussed in terms of a mechanism in which the triazene undergoes direct hydrogen atom abstraction to form a carbon centred radical. This radical subsequently forms a hydroxymethyltriazene that collapses to formaldehyde and a monomethyltriazene. © 1990.
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