Furan derivatives. Part 8 On substituent effects in the synthesis of 4,5-dihydro-3H-naphtho[1,8-bc]furans

4,5-Dihydro-3H-naphtho[1,8-bc]furans 4 and 6 which have various substituents (R¹ and R²) have been synthesized from 8-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyloxyacetic acids 1 and 3 or their ethyl esters 2 . The reaction of acids 1 and 3 with sodium acetate in acetic anhydride gave a mixture of furans 4 and 6 and lactones 5 and 7 . The ratios of the products were varied according to the types of substituents (R¹ and R²) in acids 1 and 3 . As the substituent R¹ (R² = hydrogen) in acids 1 was changed from hydrogen to a methyl, ethyl or isopropyl group, production of furans 4 became more difficult. However, when a phenyl group was used as the substituent, furan 4 was obtained in good yield. Similarly, as the substituent R² (R¹ = hydrogen) in acids 1 was changed from hydrogen to a methyl, ethyl or isopropyl group, furan formation was more difficult. In contrast, acids 3 which had electron-withdrawing substituents such as chlorine, bromine or a nitro group at the 4-position afforded furans 6 in good yield. 4,5-Dihydro-3H-naphtho[1,8-bc]furans 4 and 4,5-dihydro-3H-naphtho[1,8-bc]furan-2-carbocylic acids 8 were synthesized from the reaction of esters 2 and potassium hydroxide in dioxane. When the substituents R¹ or R² in esters 2 were varied from hydrogen to a methyl, ethyl or isopropyl group the total yields of furans 4 and furancarboxylic acids 8 were reduced.     

Investigation of the reactions of fluorine containing 3-hydrazino-5H-1, 2, 4-triazino[5, 6-b]indoles with ethyl acetoacetate. Synthesis of some novel tetracyclic ring systems

Novel tetracyclic ring systems viz. 3-methyl-1-oxo-12H-1, 2, 4-triazepino[3′,4′:3, 4][1, 2, 4]triazino[5, 6-b]indole ( 4a ) and 3-methyl-5-oxo-12H-1, 2, 4-triazepino[4′,3′:2, 3][1, 2, 4]triazino[5, 6-b]indole ( 5a ), having angular and linear structures respectively, were synthesized by the cyclization of 3-oxobutanoic acid [5H-1, 2, 4-triazino-[5, 6-b]indole-3-yl]hydrazone ( 3a ). However, cyclization of 3b (R = CH_a, R¹ = R² = H) afforded the angular product 4b exclusively. Moreover, cyclization of 3c (R = R³ = H, R¹ = F) yielded 7-fluoro-1-0xo-10H-1, 3-imidazo[2′,3′:3, 4][1, 2, 4]triazino[5, 6-b]indole ( 6c ) and 7-fluoro-3-oxo-10H-1, 3-imidazo[3′,2′:2, 3][1, 2, 4]triazino-[5, 6-b]indole ( 7c ) instead of the expected triazepinone derivatives. Compound 3d (R = R¹ = H, R² = CF₃) also gave an imidazole derivative but only one angular product was obtained. In all these reactions, formation of the angular product involving cyclization at N-4 is favoured. Characterization of these products have been done by elemental analyses, ir, pmr, ¹⁹F nmr and mass spectral studies.     

Enzymatic synthesis of tryptamine and its halogen derivatives selectively labeled with hydrogen isotopes

Nine isotopomers of tryptamine and its halogen derivatives, labeled with deuterium, tritium in side chain, i.e., [(1R)-²H]-, [(1R)-³H]-, 5-F-[(1R)-²H]-, 5-F-[(1R)-³H]-, 5-Br-[(1R)-²H]-, double labeled [(1R)-²H/³H]-, 5-F-[(1R)-²H/³H]-, and ring labeled [4-²H]-, and [5-²H]-tryptamine, were obtained by enzymatic decarboxylation of l-Trp and its appropriate derivatives in deuteriated or tritiated media, respectively. Intermediates: [5′-²H]-l-Trp used for further decarboxylation was synthesized by enzymatic coupling of [5-²H]-indole with S-methyl-l-cysteine, and [4′-²H]-l-Trp was obtained by isotope exchange ¹H/²H of the authentic l-Trp dissolved in heavy water induced by UV-irradiation. Doubly labeled [(1R)-²H/³H]- and 5-F-[(1R)-²H/³H]-tryptamine were obtain by decarboxylation of l-Trp or [5′-F]-l-Trp carried out in ²H³HO incubation medium.     

Biosynthesis of the Verrucarins and Roridins. Part 1. The transformation of mevalonic acid into verrucarinic acid. Evidence for a hydrogen 1,2-shift. Verrucarins and roridins, 27th communication

Incorporation experiments using sodium [2-¹⁴C]-, [2-³H]-, (3R)-[5-¹⁴C]- and [2-³H, 2-¹⁴C]-mevalonates and with mevalonates stereospecifically tritiated at C(2) demonstrate the transformation of mevalonic acid ( 8 ) into verrucarinic acid ( 5 ). Degradation experiments showed that this transformation occurs with a hydrogen 1, 2-shift of the ‘pro-2R’ hydrogen atom of mevalonate to C(3) of verrucarinate. A possible mechanistic pathway is discussed.     

Radiolabelled peptide ergot alkaloids.

Paspalic acid ( 11 ), labelled at different positions with ³H or ¹⁴C and at specific activities up to 1 Ci/mmol (³H) and 2mCi/mmol (¹⁴C), has been prepared biosynthetically in a scale of 2–5 mmol in submerged cultures of a selected strain of Claviceps paspali by incorporation of DL -[5-³H]-tryptophan, DL -[6-³H]-tryptophan, DL -[alanine-2,3-³H]-tryptophan, or DL -[alanine-3-¹⁴C]-tryptophan. Radioactive lysergic acid ( 12 ) was obtained from paspalic acid by base catalysed rearrangement. The procedures for labelling the precursors at high specific activity arc described. The ergolene carboxylic acids 11 and 12 were used as key intermediates for tlie chemical synthesis of radiolabelled peptide ergot alkaloids 14 required for pharinacokinetic and metabolic studies. Linking of the aminocyclols 13 (peptide parts) of the ergotarnine (R¹ = methyl), ergoxine (R¹ = ethyl) and ergotoxine (R¹ =isopropyl) series with a reactive derivative of either lysergic acid or its mixture with paspalic acid was accomplished by standard procedures. l-Mctliyl-[13-³H]-ergotarnine (MY 25) ( 16 ) and 2-brotno-α-ergocryptine (bromocriptine, C73 154) ( 17 ), labelled with ³H at position 12 and with ¹⁴C in position 4, were obtained by alkylating ³H-ergolamine and by ljrominating appropriately labelled α-ergocryptines. Radioactive peptide ergot alltaloitls labelled by tlic present nietliotl proved suitable for the use in biological tracer studies.     

Fused polycyclic nitrogen-containing heterocycles 20. Thiazolo[3,4-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]quinoxalines from 4-hydroxy-2-phenyliminothiazolidines and C-substituted 1,2-phenylenediamines

The condensation of 4-hydroxy-3,5-diphenyl-2-phenyliminothiazolidine with 4,5-dimethyl-1,2-phenylenediamine affords 7,8-dimethyl-3-phenyl-1-phenyliminothiazolo[3,4-a]quinox-alin-4(5 H)- one; the condensation with 1,2-phenylenediamines containing different substituents at positions 4 and 5 gives both theoretically possible isomeric thiazolo[3,4-a]quinoxalines, which differ in the distribution of these substituents between positions 7 and 8 in the benzene ring of the quinoxaline system. 3a-Hydroxy-7,8-dimethyl-3-phenyl-l-phenylimino-3,3a-di-hydrothiazolo[3,4-a]quinoxalin4(5 H)- one was isolated and characterized as the intermediate of the reaction giving rise to thiazolo[3,4-a]quinoxaline from 4,5-dimethyl-1,2-phenylene-diamine. This intermediate is a covalent hydrate of the final product.     

Haloacetylated enol ethers. 14 [6]. Reaction of β-alkoxyvinyl trifluoromethyl ketones with N-methylhydroxylamine

The reaction of a series of β-methoxyvinyl trifluoromethyl ketones [CF₃COC(R²)?C(OMe)R¹, where R¹ = Me, -(CH₂)₃-C3, -CH₂)₄-C3, Ph and R² = H, Me, -(CH₂)₃-C4, -(CH₂)₄-C4] with N-methylhydroxylamine is reported. The regiochemistry of the reaction are explained by MO calculation data.     

HRGC separation of hydroperoxides formed during the photosensitized oxidation of (R)—(+)-Limonene

(R)—(+)-Limonene was photooxidized in the presence of Rose Bengal as catalyst. After TLC isolation, the hydroperoxides formed were separated directly by HRGC and analyzed by MS (El; Cl). Each hydroperoxide isomer was then isolated by HPLC for structure determination which after reduction of the HOO group with sodium borohydride was performed by ¹H-NMR and ¹³C-NMR. Six hydroperoxide isomers formed by oxidation of the endocyclic double bond were identified. The compounds eluted from the HRGC column in the following order (proportions are given in brackets) I (40.1%) (1S, 4R)-p-mentha-2, 8-diene 1-hydroperoxide; II (5.8%) (1R, 4R)-p-mentha-2, 8-diene 1-hydroperoxide; III (20.6%) (2R, 4R)-p-mentha-[1(7), 8]-diene 2-hydroperoxide; IV (8.5%) (2R, 4R)-p-mentha-6, 8-diene 2-hydroperoxide; V (4%) (2S, 4R)-p-mentha-6, 8-diene 2-hydroperoxide; and VI (21.0%) (2S, 4R)-p-mentha-[1(7), 8]-diene 2-hydroperoxide. Direct HRGC separation of the limonene hydroperoxides offers, inter alia, the possibility of determining their flavor qualities by HRGC/effluent sniffing.     

Preparation of chiral diimino- and diaminodiphosphine ligands and their Cu and Ag complexes. X-ray crystal structures of [Cu(1S,2S-cyclohexyl-P2N2)][PF6] and [Ag(1R,2R-cyclohexyl-P2N2H4)][BF4]

The interaction of optically pure 1R,2R-diammoniumyclohexane mono-(+)-tartrate and 1S,2S-diammoniumcyclohexane mono-(−)-tartrate with 2 equiv. of o-(diphenylphosphino)benzaldehyde in the presence of 2 equiv. of potassium carbonate in a refluxing ethanol/water mixture gave the optically pure condensation products N,N′-bis[o-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene]-1R,2R-diiminocyclohexane[1R,2R-cyclohexyl-P₂N₂, (R,R)-I] and N,N′-bis[o-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene]-1S,2S-diiminocyclohexane [1S,2S-cyclohexyl-P₂N₂, (S,S)-I], respectively, in good yield. Reduction of optically pure (R,R)-I and (S,S)-I with NaBH₄ in ethanol gave the optically pure reduced products N,N′-bis[o-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene]-1R,2R-diaminocyclohexane[1R,2R-cyclohexyl-P₂N₂H₄, (R,R)-II] and N,N′-bis[o-diphenylphosphine)benzylidene]-1S,2S-diaminocyclohexane[1S,2S-cyclohexyl-P₂N₂H₄, (S,S)-II], respectively, in good yield. The coordination behaviour of I and II toward salts of Cu^I and Ag^I have been examined. The interaction of [Cu(C)₃CN)₄][X] (X = ClO₄⁻, PF₆⁻) with 1 equiv. of optically pure L₄ [L₄ = (R,R)-I, (S,S)-I, (R,R)-II and (S,S)-II] gave the corresponding optically pure [CuL₄][X] complexes, III–VI IIIa, L₄ = (R,R)-I, X = PF₆⁻ IIIb, L₄ = (R,R)-I, X = ClO₄⁻ IV, X = PF₆⁻; Va, L₄ = (R,R)-II, X = PF₆⁻, Vb L₄ = (R,R)-II, X= ClO₄⁻, VI L₄ = (S,S)-II, X = PF₆⁻, in good yield. For the Cu^I complexes, the L₄ ligand acted as a tetradentate ligand. However, a variable-temperature ³¹P[¹H] NMR study of IIIb shows that at ambient temperature one of the imino groups of the tetradentate ligand undergoes rapid dissociation to form a tridentate ligand. The interaction of AgBF₄ with 1 equiv. of otpically pure L₄ [L₄ = (R,R)-I, (S,S)-I, (R,R)-II and (S,S)-II gave the corresponding optically pure [AgL₄][BF₄] complexes, VII–X VII L₄ = (R,R)-I; VIII, L₄ = (S,S)-I; IX,L₄ = (R,R)-II; X, L₄ = (S,S)-II], in good yield. For the Ag^I complexes, the L₄ ligand acted as a tetradentate ligand with the two amino groups coordinated unsymmetrically to the silver. A variable temperature ³¹P [¹H] NMR study of VII suggests that at high temperature the complex exists as a tri-coordinated complex. The structurers of IV and IX were established by X-ray diffraction studies.     

Studies on phosphatidylserine by tandem quadrupole and multiple stage quadrupole ion-trap mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization: Structural characterization and the fragmentation processes

Low-energy CAD product-ion spectra of various molecular species of phosphatidylserine (PS) in the forms of [M−H]⁻ and [M−2H+Alk]⁻ in the negative-ion mode, as well as in the forms of [M+H]⁺, [M+Alk]⁺, [M−H+2Alk]⁺, and [M−2H+3Alk]⁺ (where Alk=Li, Na) in the positive-ion mode contain rich fragment ions that are applicable for structural determination. Following CAD, the [M−H]⁻ ion of PS undergoes dissociation to eliminate the serine moiety (loss of C₃H₅NO₂) to give a [M−H−87]⁻ ion, which equals to the [M−H]⁻ ion of a phoshatidic acid (PA) and give rise to a MS³-spectrum that is identical to the MS²-spectrum of PA. The major fragmentation process for the [M−2H+Alk]⁻ ion of PS arises from primary loss of 87 to give rise to a [M−2H+Alk−87]⁻ ion, followed by loss of fatty acid substituents as acids (R_xCO₂H, x=1,2) or as alkali salts (e. g., R_xCO₂Li, x=1,2). These fragmentations result in a greater abundance of [M−2H+Alk−87−R₂CO₂H]⁻ than [M−2H+Alk−87−R₁CO₂H]⁻ and a greater abundance of [M−2H+Alk−87−R₂CO₂Li]⁻ than [M−2H+Alk−87−R₁CO₂Li]⁻; while further dissociation of the [M−2H+Alk−87−R_{2(or 1)}CO₂Li]⁻ ions gives a preferential formation of the carboxylate anion at sn-1 (R₁CO₂⁻) over that at sn-2 (R₂CO₂⁻). Other major fragmentation process arises from differential loss of the fatty acid substituents as ketenes (loss of R_x′CH=CO, x=1,2). This results in a more prominent [M−2H+Alk−R₂′CH=CO]⁻ ion than [M−2H+Alk−R₁′CH=CO]⁻ ion. Ions informative for structural characterization of PS are of low abundance in the MS²-spectra of both the [M+H]⁺ and the [M+Alk]⁺ ions, but are abundant in the MS³-spectra. The MS²-spectrum of the [M+Alk]⁺ ion contains a unique ion corresponding to internal loss of a phosphate group probably via the fragmentation processes involving rearrangement steps. The [M−H+2Alk]⁺ ion of PS yields a major [M−H+2Alk−87]⁺ ion, which is equivalent to an alkali adduct ion of a monoalkali salt of PA and gives rise to a greater abundance of [M−H+2Alk−87−R₁CO₂H]⁺ than [M−H+2Alk−87−R₂CO₂H]⁺. Similarly, the [M−2H+3Alk]⁺ ion of PS also yields a prominent [M−2H+3Alk−87]⁺ ion, which undergoes consecutive dissociation processes that involve differential losses of the two fatty acyl substituents. Because all of the above tandem mass spectra contain several sets of ion pairs involving differential losses of the fatty acid substituents as ketenes or as free fatty acids, the identities of the fatty acyl substituents and their positions on the glycerol backbone can be easily assigned by the drastic differences in the abundances of the ions in each pair.     

Synthesis of (+)-1,3:2,5-dianhydroviburnitol ((+)-(1R,2R,3S,5R,6S)-4,7-dioxatricyclo[3.2.1.03,6]octan-2-ol)

Epoxidation of (?)-(1R,2R,4R)-2-endo-cyano-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-exo-yl acetate ((?)-5) followed by saponification afforded (+)-(1R,4R,5R,6R)-5,6-exo-epoxy-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one ((+)-7). Reduction of (+)-7 with diisobutylaluminium hydride (DIBAH) gave (+)-1,3:2,5-dianhydroviburnitol ( = (+)-(1R,2R,3S,4R,6S)-4,7-dioxatricyclo[3.2.1.0^3,6]octan-2-ol; (+)-3). Hydride reductions of (±)-7 were less exo-face selective than reductions of bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one and its derivatives with NaBH₄, AlH₃, and LiAlH₄ probably because of smaller steric hindrance to endo-face hydride attack when C(5) and C(6) of the bicyclo-[2.2.1]heptan-2-one are part of an exo oxirane ring.     

Synthesis of isotopomers of <Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">l</Emphasis>-DOPA and dopamine labeled with hydrogen isotopes in the side chain

The enzymatic synthesis of three isotopomers of l-DOPA labeled with deuterium and tritium at α carbon atom was elaborated. These compounds were converted into [(1S)-²H]–, [(1S)- ³H]–, and doubly labeled [(1S)-²H/³H]-dopamines using enzyme tyrosine decarboxylase. Doubly labeled (1R) isotopologue, i.e., [(1R)-²H/³H]-dopamine, was afforded by enzymatic decarboxylation of authentic l-DOPA carried out in deuteriated and tritiated incubation medium.     

Condensed Isoquinolines. 15. Synthesis of 5,10-Dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-b]isoquinolines and Related Spiranes

Condensation of o-bromomethylphenylacetonitrile with arylcarbohydrazides gave, depending on the reaction conditions, 2-arylcarboxamido-1,4-dihydroisoquinoline-3(2H)-imine hydrobromides or 2-aryl-5,10-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-b]isoquinolines. Analogous condensation of 4-(2-bromomethylphenyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-carbonitrile and 1-(2-bromomethylphenyl)-1-cyclopentanecarbonitrile with arylcarbohydrazides gave respectively 2-aryl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydrospiro[4H-pyran-4,10'(5'H)-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-b]isoquinolines and 2-arylspiro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5,b]isoquinoline-10(5'H)-1'-cyclopentanes, derivatives of new spirane heterocycles. The reaction with condensing agents of 3-imino-2,2',3,3'5',6'-hexahydrospiro[isoquinoline-4(1H),4'-4H-pyran]-2-amine and 3-imino-2,3-dihydrospiro[isoquinoline-4(1H),1'-cyclopentane]-2-amine hydrobromides, synthesized from the corresponding bromo nitriles and hydrazine, may serve as an alternative route for the synthesis of these compounds. The structure of obtained triazoloisoquinolines was established from IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra. An X-ray crystallographic study of 2-phenylspiro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-b]isoquinoline-10(5H),1'-cyclopentane was carried out.     

Methylerythritol Phosphate Pathway: Enzymatic Evidence for a Rotation in the LytB/IspH-Catalyzed Reaction

IspH/LytB, an oxygen-sensitive [4Fe-4S] enzyme, catalyzes the last step of the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway, a target for the development of new antimicrobial agents. This metalloenzyme converts (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl diphosphate (HMBPP) into the two isoprenoid precursors: isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). Here, the synthesis of (S)-[4-²H₁]HMBPP and (R)-[4-²H₁]HMBPP is reported together with a detailed NMR analysis of the products formed after their respective incubation with E. coli IspH/LytB in the presence of the biological reduction system used by E. coli to reduce the [4Fe-4S] center. (S)-[4-²H₁]HMBPP was converted into [4-²H₁]DMAPP and (E)-[4-²H₁]IPP, whereas (R)-[4-²H₁]HMBPP yielded [4-²H₁]DMAPP and (Z)-[4-²H₁]IPP, hence providing the direct enzymatic evidence that the mechanism catalyzed by IspH/LytB involves a rotation of the CH₂OH group of the substrate to display it away from the [4Fe-4S].     

取代基对有机金属铼化合物中分子内α-氢转移反应势垒的影响

使用B3LYP方法研究了有机铼化合物R³R⁵(NHR⁴)Re(＝CHR¹)(＝NR²)中分子内α-氢转移反应, 探讨了不同取代基对α-氢转移反应势垒的影响. 研究发现, 可以通过改变取代基来影响过渡金属Re有机化合物中的α-氢转移反应. R¹位置的取代基为Me或CMe₃时, 可以较大程度降低α-氢转移反应的势垒. R²为H时, α-氢转移反应势垒最低. R³和R⁵位置为SiH₃时的反应势垒最低. R⁴为CMe₃时, α-氢转移反应势垒最低. 研究结果还表明, 取代基对于反应势垒的影响有加和性.     

Structure and Stability of Quaternary Ammonium Interhalides: Experimental and Quantum-Chemical Study

The electronic structure of a series of ammonium interhalides [R¹R²R³R⁴N]XI₂, where R¹ = CH₃, C₂H₅, C₃H₇, F, H; R² = R³ = R⁴ = CH₃, H; X = Cl, Br, I, was studied by ab initio calculations (RHF/3-21G, RHF/HW, MP2/HW). The thermodynamic stability of these compounds correlates with the strength of the hydrogen bond N-H···X and three-center interhalide bond X-I-I. Calculations confirmed that, in polar solvents, these compounds preferably decompose to [R¹R²R³R⁴N]⁺ and XI₂ ^- (with subsequent decomposition of the anion), and in nonpolar solvents, to the neutral species [R¹R²R³R⁴N]X and I2. The calculation results were compared to the experimental data obtained by single crystal X-ray diffraction, ¹H NMR spectroscopy, and spectrophotometry.     

Five-membered 2,3-dioxo heterocycles: LXXVII. [4 + 2]-Cycloaddition of alkyl vinyl ethers to 3-aroylpyrrolo[2,1-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>][1,4]benzoxazine-1,2,4(4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-triones

[4 + 2]-Cycloaddition of 3-aroylpyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzoxazine-1,2,4(4H)-triones to alkyl vinyl ethers gave substituted stereoisomeric (1R*,16R*)- and (1S*,16R*)-16-alkoxy-14-aryl-3,15-dioxa-10-azatetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{1, 13}.0^{4, 9}]heptadeca-4,6,8,13-tetraene-2,11,12-triones.     

Epimeric Isopavine N-Oxides from Roemeria refracta

Roemeria refracta DC. (Papaveraceae) of Turkish origin yielded two novel epimeric N-oxides, (?)-(5R, 11S,14R)-reframidine N-oxide ( = (?)-(5R, 11S,14R)-11,12-dihydro-14-methyl-11,5-(iminomethano)-5H -cyclohepta[1, 2-f: 4, 5-f′]bis[1,3]benzodioxole 14-oxide; 1 ) and (?)-(5R, 11S, 14S)-reframidine N-oxide ( = (?)-(5R, 11S, 14S)-11, 12-dihydro-14-methyl-11, 5-(iminomethano)-5H-cyclohepta[1, 2-f:4, 5-f′]bis[1, 3]benzodioxole 14-oxide; 2 ). The isolated (?)-roelactamine ( = (?)-11, 12-dihydro-14-methyl-11, 5-(iminomethano)-5H-cyclohepta[1, 2-f:4, 5-f′]bis[1, 3]benzodioxol-15-one, 4 ) is the first natural isopavinoid incorporating a lactam group. The epimeric (?)-15-(2-oxopropyl)reframidines ( = (?)-1-[11, 12-dihydro-14-methyl-11, 5-(iminomethano)-5H-cyclohepta[1, 2-f:4, 5-f′]bis[1, 3]benzodioxol-15-y1]propan-2-ones; 5/6 ) and the epimeric (?)-ethyl (reframidin-15-yl)acetates ( = (?)-ethyl [11, 12-dihydro-14-methyl-11, 5-(iminomethano)-5H-cyclohepta[1, 2-f:4, 5-f′]bis[1, 3]benzodioxol-15-y1]acetates; 7/8 ) are probably artifacts. (±)-Coclaurine ( 9 ), (±)-N-methylcoclaurine ( 10 ), (?)-roemeridine ( 11 ), and N-feruloyltyramine ( 12 ) are also isolated from R. refracta together with the previously reported bases. Specific ¹³C-NMR assignments are reported for the first time for the isopavines.     

The Non-planarity of the Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene Double bond. Crystal Structures of Bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene,Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene,and Bicyclo[2.1.1]hex-2-ene Systems

The crystal structures of (1R,4R,5S,8S)-9,10-dimethylidentricyclo[6.2.1.0^2,7]undec2(7)-ene-4,5-dicarboxylic anhydride ( 3 ), (1R,4R,5S,8S)11-isopropylidene-9,10-dimethylidenetricyclo[6.2.1.m^2,7]undec-2(7)-ene-4,5-dicarboxylic anhydride ( 6 ), (1R,4R,5S8S)-9,10-dimethylidenetricyclo[6.2.2.0^2,7]dodec-2(7)-ene-4,5-dicarboxylic anhydride ( 9 ), (1R4R5S8S)-TRICYCLO[6.2.2.0^2,7]dodeca-2(7), 9-diene-4,5-dicarboxylic anhydride ( 12 ) and (4R,5S)-tricyclo[6.1.1.0^2.7]dec-2(7)-ene-4,5-dicarboxylic acid ( 16 ) were established by X-ray diffraction. The alkyl substituents onto the endocyclic bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene double bond deviate from the C(1), C(2), C(3), C(4), plane by 13.5°4 in 3 and by 13.9° in 6 , leaning toward the endo-face. No such out-of-plane deformations were observed with the bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene derivatives 9 and 12 . The exocyclic s-cis-butadiene moieties in 3, 6 and 9 do not deviate significantly from planarity. The deviation from planarity of the double bond n bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene derivatives and planarity in bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene analogues is shown to be general by analysis of all known structures in the Cambridge Crystallographic Data File. The non-planarity of the bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene double bond cannot be attributed only to bond-angle deformations which would favour rehybridizatoin of the olefinic C-atoms since the double bond in the more strained bicyclo[2.1.1]hex-2-ene drivative 16 deviates from planarity by less than 4°.     

Zum Mechanismus der α-Alkinon-Cyclisierung: Synthese und Thermolyse von 1-(1-Methylcyclopentyl)[3-13C]prop-2-inon

On the Mechanism of the α-Alkynone Cyclization: Synthesis and Thermolysis of 1-(1-Methylcyclopentyl)[3-¹³C]prop-2-ynone The relative migratory aptitude of two acetylenic substituents in the α-alkynone cyclization, a thermal conversion of α-acetylenic ketones A to 2-cyclopentenones C , was investigated by isotope-labeling experiments. The α-alkynone [β-¹³C]- 1 , specifically labeled with ¹³C at the β-acetylenic C-atom C(3), was synthesized by an intramolecular Witting reaction (230–300°) of the diacylmethylidenephosphorane [¹³C]- 7. The latter resulted from acylation of methylidenetriphenylphosphorane with the acid chloride 4 to yield the acylmethylidenephosphorane 5 , which in turn was formylated with acetic [¹³C]formic anhydride ([¹³C]- 6. ) Upon thermolysis of [β-¹³C]- 1 , its label at C(β) was transferred almost exclusively to C(β) of the 2-cyclopentenone moiety in the resulting cyclization product [¹³C]- 2. We conclude that there is a distinct preference for hydrogen migration in the acetylene → alkylidene carbene isomerization (A → B) which precedes the cyclization step (B → C). No evidence was found for a fast reversibility of this isomerization (A ? B) involving both acetylenic substituents.