New Benzo[<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]xanthones from Diels-Alder Reactions of Chromone-3-carboxaldehydes with <Emphasis Type="Italic">ortho</Emphasis>-Benzoquinodimethanes

Summary.  New benzo[b]xanthone derivatives, having substituents in the A and D rings, were prepared from cycloaddition reactions of chromone-3-carboxaldehydes with ortho-benzoquinodimethanes, generated in situ from 1,3-dihydrobenzo[c]thiophene 2,2-dioxide, followed by oxidation of the obtained diastereomeric adducts. The structure of all compounds was fully established by 1D and 2D NMR, MS, and elemental analysis. The stereochemistry of the obtained diastereomeric cycloadducts was established by NOESY experiments. Corresponding author. E-mail: arturs@dq.ua.pt Received September 16, 2002; accepted September 20, 2002     

Proteasome-inhibitory and cytotoxic constituents of Garcinia lateriflora: absolute configuration of caged xanthones

A new biflavonoid (1), a new xanthone enantiomer (2), five new caged xanthones (3-7), and several known compounds were isolated from the stem bark of Garcinia lateriflora, collected in Indonesia. The structures of the new compounds were determined by analysis of spectroscopic data, and the absolute configuration of the caged xanthones was shown for the first time at carbons 5, 7, 8, 8a, 10a, and 27, by analysis of COSY and NOESY NMR and ECD spectra. The biflavonoids exhibited proteasome-inhibitory activity, and the known compound, morelloflavone (8) was found to have the greatest potency (IC₅₀=1.3 μM). The caged xanthones were cytotoxic toward HT-29 cells, with the known compound, morellic acid (10) being the most active (ED₅₀=0.36 μM). However, when tested in an in vivo hollow fiber assay, it was inactive at the highest dose tested (20 mg/kg).     

川西獐牙菜与抱茎獐牙菜中GFDA2酮的高效液相色谱分析

采用反相高效液相色谱法同时分离和测定了龙胆科獐牙菜属的川西獐牙菜和抱茎獐牙菜中几种GFDA2酮的含量。色谱柱为Kromasil C 18 （250 mm×4.60 mm i.d., 5 μ m）,流动相为甲醇 0.1%的磷酸水溶液（体积比为 73∶27 ）,流速1 mL/min ,检测波长260 nm,柱温20 ℃。实验结果表明,该方法具有很好的线性关系与精密度,方法简单、准确、实用性强。     

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of the Complex Polycyclic Xanthone FD‐594

A highly convergent approach was developed to achieve the first asymmetric and scalable total synthesis of FD‐594, a complex polycyclic xanthone natural product from Streptomyces sp. TA‐0256, in a longest linear sequence (LLS) of 20 steps. The trans‐9,10‐dihydrophenanthrene‐9,10‐diol fragment (B‐C‐D ring) was generated through a new strategy involving asymmetric dihydroxylation followed by Cu‐mediated oxidative cyclization. Late‐stage stereoselective glycosylation assembled the angular hexacyclic framework with a β‐linked 2,6‐dideoxy trisaccharide fragment.     

Xanthones from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Halenia corniculata</Emphasis>. 3. Preparation of Standard 1-Hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetramethoxyxanthone

1-Hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetramethoxyxanthone, which is used as a standard for quantitative determination of the total content of γ-pyrones, was isolated from the aerial part of Halenia corniculata L. Cornaz., an available raw material in Russia. A method for preparing standard 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetramethoxyxanthone was developed. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 420–421, September–October, 2005.     

Progress on PPAPs cyclization: Guttiferone A as a case study

Guttiferone A and cyclized analogs are naturally occurring polycyclic polyprenylated acyl phloroglucinols possessing antiparasitic activities. Naturally occurring xanthones possess increased activity, but are either rare or difficult to synthesize. In this paper, three optimized methodologies to access natural, hydroxylated and non-natural xanthonic skeletons from guttiferone A are described. These compounds will serve as starting materials for further SAR studies.     

Two New Xanthones from Polygala crotalarioides

Two new xanthones, 1,6,8-trihydroxy-2,3-methylenedioxyxanthone 1 and 1,4-dihydroxy-6, 7-methylenedioxyxanthone 2, were isolated from the roots of Polygala crotalarioides. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical methods.     

Xanthones from the stems of Cratoxylum cochinchinense

Four new xanthones, 1‐methoxy‐3,7,8‐trihydroxyxanthone (1), 1‐methoxy‐4,7,8‐trihydroxyxanthone (2), 1‐methoxy‐4,7‐dihydroxyxanthone (3), and 1,4‐dimethoxy‐2,7‐dihydroxyxanthone (4) were isolated from the stems of Cratoxylum cochinchinense along with four known xanthones (5–8). The structures of new compounds were determined by extensive spectroscopic analyses, mainly 1D and 2D NMR and HRESIMS data. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.