Synthetic transformations of isoquinoline alkaloids. Synthesis of 1-halo derivatives of <Emphasis Type="Italic">endo</Emphasis>-ethenotetrahydrothebaine and their behavior in the heck reaction

Bromination of endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaine derivatives having a pyrrolidine ring fused at the C⁷-C⁸ bond, namely 1′-substituted 4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]morphinan-2′,5′-diones, 1′-aryl-4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]morphinans, and 4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-2′α-hydroxy-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-1′-phenyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]morpphinan-5′-one, with molecular bromine in formic acid smoothly afforded the corresponding 1-bromo derivatives. Iodination of 4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-1′-phenyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]-4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-1′-phenyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]-morphinan-2′,5′-dione with iodine(I) chloride gave 4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-1-iodo-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-1′-phenyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]morphinan-2′,5′-dione. The resulting 1-halo derivatives were brought into the Heck reaction with acrylic acid esters to obtain 1-[(E)-2-(alkoxycarbonyl)ethenyl]-substituted compounds. Demethylation of the 6-methoxy group in 1-bromo-endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaines was accomplished using boron(III) bromide in chloroform.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of（9S,13R,14S）-7,8-Dehydro-4-（4′-bromobenzyloxy）-3,7-dimethoxy-l7-methyl-morphinan-6-one Monohydrate

The title compound(9S,13R,14S)-7,8-dehydro-4-(4'-bromo-benzyloxy)-3,7-dime-thoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-6-one monohydrate(O-4-bromobenzylsinomenine) was synthesized by the reaction of(9S,13R,14S)-7,8-dehydro-4-hydroxy-3,7-dimethoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-6-one with 4-bromobenzyl alcohol.Its chemical structure was determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction.The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system,space group P21 with a = 8.890(2),b = 14.757(4),c = 9.205(2) ,β = 91.577(4)°,C26H30BrNO5,Mr = 516.42,μ = 1.740 mm-1,V = 1207.2(5)3,Z = 2,Dc = 1.421 mg/m3,F(000) = 536,R = 0.0785 and wR = 0.1889.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (9S,13R,14S)-7,8-Dehydro-4-(4'-bromobenzyloxy)-3,7-dimethoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-6-one Monohydrate

The title compound (9S,13R,14S)-7,8-dehydro-4-(4'-bromo-benzyloxy)-3,7-dime- thoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-6-one monohydrate (O-4-bromobenzylsinomenine) was synthesized by the reaction of (9S, 13R, 14S)-7,8-dehydro-4-hydroxy-3,7-dimethoxy- 17-methyl-morphinan-6-one with 4-bromobenzyl alcohol.Its chemical structure was determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction.The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P2<,1> with a = 8.890(2), b = 14.757(4), c = 9.205(2) (A), β = 91.577(4)°, C<,26>H<,30>BrNO<,5>, M<,r> = 516.42,μ = 1.740 mm<'-1>, V = 1207.2(5) (A)<'3>, Z = 2, D<,c> = 1.421 mg/m<'3>, F(000) = 536, R = 0.0785 and wR = 0.1889.     

Secondary metabolites from Andrographis paniculata

Two new flavonoid glycosides, 5-hydroxy-7,8-dimethoxy (2R)-flavanone-5-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1) and 5-hydroxy-7,8,2',5'-tetramethoxy-flavone-5-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (2), and a new diterpenoid, andrographic acid (3), along with andrographidine A (4) were isolated from Andrographis paniculata, and their structures were determined on the basis of physicochemical and spectroscopic analysis. Compound 3 was evaluated for cytotoxicity to KB cells along with andrographolide, isoandrographolide, neoandrographolide and 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide obtained from A. paniculata in the present study. Cytotoxicity was observed for andrographolide and isoandrographolide with ED50 values of 6.5 and 5.1 microg/ml, respectively.     

Characterization of 5-hydroxy-8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine in the photosensitized oxidation of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine and its rearrangement to spiroiminodihydantoin

The photosensitized oxidation of 2',3',5'-tris-(O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine (8-oxoG) with singlet oxygen was studied by low-temperature NMR. A stable intermediate was characterized at -60 degrees C by (13)C, 2D NMR HMBC spectra, and chemical shifts calculated by hybrid Hartree-Fock density functional theory which agreed with the structure 5-hydroperoxy-8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine. Reduction of this intermediate at low temperature afforded the corresponding alcohol, the long-postulated 5-hydroxy-8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine, the last intermediate in the formation of spiroiminodihydantoin. Upon warming to room temperature, this alcohol rearranges to form the spiroiminodihydantoin in good yield within 2 h.     

Synthesis of 4-Hydroxy-3-(1-aryl-2-acetylethyl)-7,8-diaryl-2H-thieno(3,2-h)chromen-2-ones Using Cerium(III) Chloride

A new series of 4-hydroxy-3-(1-aryl-2-acetylethyl)-7,8-diaryl-2H-thieno(3,2-h)chromen-2-ones were synthesized in good yields by reacting 4-hydroxy-7,8-diaryl-2H-thieno(3,2-h)chromen-2-ones with various α,β-unsaturated ketones in presence of cerium(III) chloride in acetonitrile.     

Isolation of Six New Flavonoids from Melicope triphylla

Six new flavonoids-5-hydroxy-3,8-dimethoxy-3',4':6,7-bismethylenedioxyflavone (1), 3,3',4',5-tetramethoxy-7-(3-methylbut-2-enyloxy)flavone (2), 7-(2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-enyloxy)-3,3',4',5-tetramethoxyflavone (3), 7-(2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-enyloxy)-3,5-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (4), 7-(2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-enyloxy)-3,3',4',5,8-pentamethoxyflavone (5), and 7-(2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-enyloxy)-3,5,8-trimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (6)-were isolated from the leaves of Melicope triphylla. In addition, six already known flavonoids were also detected: 5-hydroxy-3,6,7-trimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (7), 5,7-dihydroxy-3,3',4',8-tetramethoxyflavone (8), 4',5-dihydroxy-3,3',7,8-tetramethoxyflavone (9), 3,5,6,7,8-pentamethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (10), 3,5,6,7-tetramethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (11), and 3,3',4',5,6,7,8-heptamethoxyflavone (12). The structures of the new compounds were established by spectroscopic methods. Compound 2 displayed ichthyotoxic activity against Japanese killifish (medaka in Japanese) (Oryzias latipes var.) at 10?ppm.     

Synthesis of 8-demethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavins

1-Deoxy 1-(3,4-dihydro-8-hydroxy-2,4-dioxopyrimido[4,5-b]quinolin-10-(2H)-yl)-D-ribitol (7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin), the flavin moiety of Methanobacterium coenzyme F₄₂₀, and its 7-methyl analog were prepared by acid-catalyzed reaction of appropriately substituted 6-(N-D-ribitylanilino)uracils with trimethyl or triethyl orthoformate followed by deprotection.     

A New Sesquiterpene from the Roots of Chloranthus multistachys

Chemistry of Natural Compounds - A new sesquiterpene, 1β-hydroxy-4(5),7(8),11(12)-triene-6,9-dione-7,8-furanoeudesmane (1), was isolated from the root extract of Chloranthus multistachys C....     

Plectranthone A,B, C und D. Diterpenoide Phenanthren-1,4-dione aus Blattdrüsen einer Plectranthuus sp. (Labiatae)

Plectranthons A, B, C, and D. Diterpenoid Phenanthrene-1,4-diones from Leaf-glands a Plectranthus sp. (Labiatae) The following structures of four new 1,4-phenanthraquionones, isolated in minute amounts from the coloured leaf-glands of a Plectranthus sp. obtained from the borders of Lake Kiwu₂, Rwanda, are proposed: plectranthon A ( 1 ; 3-hydroxy-5, 7,8-trimethyl-2-(2-propenyl)phenanthrene-1, 4-dione), plectranthon B ( 2 ; 2-(2ξ-acetoxypropyl)-3-hydroxy-5,7,8-trimethylphenanthrene-1,4-dione), plextranthon C ( 3 ; 3-hydroxy- 7,8-diemethyl-2-(2-propenyl)phenanthrene-1,4-dione), and plectranthon D ( 4 ; 3-hydroxy-7,8,10-trimethyl-2-(2-propenyl)phenanthrene-1,4-dione). 2-(2ξ-Hydroxypropyl)-3,6-dihydroxy-5,7,8-trimethylphenanthrene-1,4-dione ( 11 ), a compound very similar to 1–4 , was prepared by a Wagner-Meerwein, rearrangement of coleon E (⁵). Biogenetically, the plectranthons are derived from abietanoic precursors. The compounds 1, 2 and 4 are the first natural C₂₀-phenanthrenes of diterpenoid origin.     

A Chemical Study of Burley Tobacco Flavour (Nicotiana tabacum L.) VII. Identification and synthesis of twelve irregular terpenoids,related to solanone,including 7,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane and 4,9-dioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives

Twelve novel constituents isolated from Burley tobacco condensate by semi-preparative GLC. have been identified as (E)-3,4-epoxy-5-isopropyl-nonane-2,8-dione ( A ), exo-(1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-yl)methyl ketone ( B ), exo-1-(1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-yl)-ethanol ( C ), (E)-5-isopropyl-8-hydroxy-8-methyl-non-6-en-2-one ( D ), (E)-5-isopropyl-6,7-epoxy-8-hydroxy-8-methyl-nonan-2-one ( E ), endo-2-(1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-yl)-propan-2-ol ( F ), 3,3,5-trimethyl-8-isopropyl-4,9-dioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-2-ol ( G ), (E)-5-isopropyl-non-3-ene-2,8-diol ( H ), 5-isopropyl-nonane-2,8-diol ( I ), (E)-5-isopropyl-8-hydroxy-non-6-en-2-one ( J ), 5-isopropyl-8-hydroxy-nonan-2-one ( K ), and (E)-3-isopropyl-6-methyl-hepta-4,6-dien-1-ol ( L ). Compounds A–K were synthesized from norsolanadione ( 2 ), and compound L from 2-isopropyl-5-oxo-hexanal ( 15 ). The relative configuration of the bicyclic internal acetals B, C, F, G and their δ-keto-epoxide precursors A and E is discussed. All these Burley tobacco flavour components belong to a growing family of metabolites structurally related to solanone ( 1 ). They are believed to arise from the breakdown of cembrene-type precursors.     

A new neolignan glycoside from the leaves of Acer truncatum

A new neolignan glycoside, (7R,8R)-7,8-dihydro-9'-hydroxyl-3'-methoxyl- 8-hydroxymethyl-7-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1'-benzofuranpropanol 9'-O-beta-D- glucopyranoside (1) was isolated from the leaves of Acer truncatum along with (7R,8R)-7,8-dihydro-9'-hydroxyl-3'-methoxyl-8-hydroxymethyl-7-(4-O-alpha-L-rhamno- pyranosyloxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1'-benzofuranpropanol (2), schizandriside (3), lyoniresinol (4), berchemol (5), (-)-pinoresinol-4-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (6), hecogenin (7), chlorogenic acid (8) and neochlorogenic acid (9). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic data. The absolute configuration of compounds 1 was established by its CD spectrum. The antibacterial activities of compounds 1-7 were evaluated.     

Identification and biological activity of microbial metabolites of xanthohumol

Microbial transformation of xanthohumol using the culture broth of Cunninghamella echinulata NRRL 3655 afforded (2S)-8-[4"-hydroxy-3"-methyl-(2"-Z)-butenyl]-4',7-dihydroxy-5-methoxyflavanone (5) and (2S)-8-[5"-hydroxy-3"-methyl-(2"-E)-butenyl]-4',7-dihydroxy-5-methoxyflavanone (6). Xanthohumol (1) and flavanone 6 as well as (E)-2"-(2"'-hydroxyisopropyl)-dihydrofurano[2",3":4',3']-2',4-dihydroxy-6'-methoxychalcone (2), (2S)-2"-(2"'-hydroxyisopropyl)-dihydrofurano[2",3":7,8]-4'-hydroxy-5-methoxyflavanone (3) obtained with Pichia membranifaciens showed antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum.     

Synthesis and molecular structure of 3-[5-(quinolin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-1-yl]-1,4-benzodioxin-2-one

Acid-catalyzed reaction of 6,10a-dihydroxy-3,4a,7,9-tetra(tert-butyl)-1,2,4a,10a-tetrahydrodibenzo-[b,e][1,4]dioxine-1,2-dione with 4-chloro-2,7,8-trimethylquinoline gave previously unknown 3,6,8-tri-tert-butyl-3-[2-tert-butyl-5-(4-chloro-7,8-dimethylquinolin-2-yl)-4-hydroxy-3-oxopenta-1,4-dien-1-yl]-5-hydroxy-1,4-benzodioxin-2-one whose structure was determined by X-ray analysis. The energy and structure parameters of possible isomers of the product in the gas phase and in solution were estimated by PBE0/6-31G** quantum-chemical calculations.     

Isolation of four new flavonoids from Melicope triphylla

Four new flavonoids, 3,5-dihydroxy-7,8-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (1), 3,5-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (2), 3,5-dihydroxy-7-isopentenyloxy-8-methoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (3) and 5-hydroxy-3-isopentenyloxy-7-methoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (4), were isolated from the leaves of Melicope triphylla. In addition, two known flavonoids were detected including 5-hydroxy-3,7-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (5) and 5-hydroxy-7-isopentenyloxy-3,8-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (6). The structures of the new compounds were established by spectroscopic methods.     

Total Synthesis of (±)-3-Deoxy-7,8-dihydromorphine, (±)-4-Methoxy-N-methylmorphinan-6-one and 2,4-Dioxygenated (±)-Congeners

A total synthesis of racemic 3-deoxy-7,8-dihydromorphine ((±)- 2 ) and 4-me-thoxy-ALmethylmorphinan-6-one ((±)- 3 ) is described. The key intermediate was 2,4-dihydroxy-N-formylmorphinan-6-one (11) , obtained from 3,5-dibenzyloxy-phenylacetic acid (4) in 41.8% overall yield. Bromination of 11 , and treatment with aqueous N_aOH-solution afforded, after N-deblocking and reductive N-methylation with concomitant removal of the aromatic bounded Br-atom, the morphinanone 14. Elimination of the HO–C(2) group in 14 was accomplished by hydrogenolysis of its N-phenyltetrazolyl ether 15 , to give 3-deoxy-6,0-didehydro-7,8-dihydromorphine (16). Reduction of 16 with L-Selectride at low temperature provided (±)- 2 in high yield. The ether 15 directly afforded, under more vigorous reduction conditions, 4-hydroxy-N-methylmorphinan-6-one (17). and after O-methylation of 17 , the methyl ether (±)- 3 was obtained. A (1:l)-mixture of 4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-N-methylmor-phinan-6-one (28) and its 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy isomer 30 svere obtained by Grewe-cyclization of a mono-methoxylated aromatic precursor similar to that which afforded 11. The 2,4-dioxygenated N-methylmorphinan-6-ones 29 , 31 and 38 were also prepared and characterized.     

Preparation and structural properties of 7,8-dioxa[6]helicenes and 7a,14c-dihydro-7,8-dioxa[6]helicenes.

The potentially chiral 7,8-dioxa[6]helicenes 1-1c have been prepared by oxidation of their precursors the 7a,14c-dihydro-7,8-dioxa[6]helicenes 3. The crystal structure determination of 3b cis-7a,14c-dihydro-3,12-dibromo-7,8-dioxa[6]helicene unambiguously confirms the cis configuration of the 7a,-14c hydrogens in compounds 3 as previously implied from NMR measurements and also shows that 3b crystallizes in a chiral conformation in the solid state. Selective deuteration of the sterically crowded 1,14 positions of 7,8-dioxa[6]helicene 1 influenced the crystal structure. The deuterium labeled compound D2-1 exhibits a disordered structure, whereas 1 had been found to crystallize in a complex structure which can be described as an analogous partly ordered modulated superstructure. When dehydrogenation of compound 3 to obtain compound 1 was attempted, harsh synthetic conditions gave the unexpected halogenated compounds 5-chloro-7,8-dioxa[6]helicene 1c and cis-7a,14c-dibromo-7,8-dioxa[6]helicene 3c. Compounds 1d and 3b were identified by solving their crystal structure.     

A new hydrochalcone from Miliusa sinensis

A new dihydrochalcone 4',6'-dihydroxy-2',3',4-trimethoxydihydrochalcone (1) along with nine known compounds, pashanone (2), dihydropashanone (3), pinostrobin (4), 5-hydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavanone (5), 5-hydroxy-6,7-dimethoxyflavanone (6), 5-hydroxy-7,8-dimethoxyflavanone (7), 24-methylencycloartane-3β,21-diol (8), liriodenine (9) and 3,5-dihydroxy-7,3',4'-trimethoxyflavone (10), were isolated from the extracts, exhibiting cytotoxic activity (n-hexane and ethyl acetate extracts) of Miliusa sinensis. The structure of (1) was elucidated by the analysis of spectral data (IR, HR-MS, EI-MS, 1D and 2D NMR).     

PHTHALOCYANINE AND NAPHTHALOCYANINE PHOTOSENSITIZED OXIDATION OF 2'-DEOXYGUANOSINE: DISTINCT TYPE I AND TYPE II PRODUCTS

Abstract
The photodynamic properties of the di-and tetrasulfonated zinc and aluminium phthalocyanines and a tetrasulfonated aluminium napththalocyanine were studied using 2'-deoxyguanosine as a DNA model compound. The major photooxidation products of this nucleoside were identified and classified according to their formation through a radical mechanism (type I) or a singlet oxygen mediated mechanism (type II). The major type I product was obtained and identified as 2,2-diamino [(2-deoxy-β- d - erythro pentofuranosyl)-4-amino]-5( 2H )-oxazolone. Two major type II products were characterized as the 4R* and 4S* diastereomers of 9-(2-deoxy-β- d - erythro pentofuranosyl)-7,8-dihydro-4-hydroxy-8-oxoguanine. In addition a third product, also resulting from a type II photooxidation, was identified as 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine. Quantification of these products provided a means to estimate the contribution of type I and type II pathways during the phthalocyanine and naphthalocyanine mediated photooxidation of 2'-deoxyguanosine, confirming the major role of singlet oxygen in these processes.     

A novel conversion of acetylenic 1,2,4-triazoles into 3-alkyl-5-arylpyridazines

Bromination of 2-aryl-1-[1,2,4]triazol-1-ylalk-3-yn-2-ols gives 6-bromo-7-hydroxy-5-alkyl-7-aryl-7,8-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,2-a]pyridazin-4-ylium salts, which are converted by treatment with strong alkali into novel 3-alkyl-5-arylpyridazines.