离子液体中6-(2,3-环氧丙氧基)-2(1H)-喹啉酮及其衍生物的合成

6-(3-氨基-2-羟基丙基)-2-(1H)-喹啉酮衍生物被发现具有新的正性肌力的活性. 设计合成了一系列新的氨丙醇类喹啉酮化合物. 首先研究了6-羟基-2-(1H)-喹啉酮环氧化物2在离子液体中的合成, 该反应后处理简便, 收率高, 对环境友好. 然后用合成得到的2-(1H)-喹啉酮环氧化合物在离子液体中与一系列具有生物活性的有机碱反应, 合成了氨丙醇类2-(1H)-喹啉酮化合物3. 然后由6-羟基-2-(1H)-喹啉酮出发, 在离子液体中, 进行了一锅法合成氨丙醇类2-(1H)-喹啉酮化合物的研究. 制得的2b, 3b～3f 6个新化合物用IR, ¹H NMR, MS和元素分析进行了结构表征.     

3-(4-取代-哌嗪-1-甲基)-1,2,3,9-四氢咔唑-4-酮衍生物的合成与止吐活性研究

以1,3-环己二酮(1)为起始原料, 一个羰基与盐酸苯肼发生缩合反应生成1,3-环己二酮单苯腙(2), 2在ZnCl₂催化下通过分子内环合、重排反应得到1,2,3,9-四氢咔唑-4-酮(3), 3的甲基化物4在冰醋酸中经Mannich反应获得其3-二甲胺甲基物5, 5与哌嗪类化合物通过亲核取代反应合成了9个未见文献报道的3-(4-取代-哌嗪-1-甲基)-1,2,3,9-四氢咔唑-4-酮衍生物6a～6i. 所有合成的新化合物均经元素分析、红外光谱、质谱和核磁共振光谱证明其结构; 初步药理试验采用顺铂诱导的大鼠干呕模型研究了新化合物的止吐活性, 结果表明部分新化合物活性与昂丹司琼相当.     

取代吡唑-5-酰基杂环衍生物的合成、结构与生物活性

为了寻求新的含吡唑双杂环先导化合物. 用4-取代-1-甲基-3-乙基-5-吡唑甲酰氯与2-噻唑烷酮、2-噻唑硫酮、2-噁唑烷酮等含氮杂环反应得到了12个含吡唑环的双杂环化合物. 化合物结构用IR, ¹H NMR, MS和元素分析进行了表征. 并用X射线单晶衍射法测定了化合物3-(1-甲基-3-乙基-4-硝基-5-吡唑甲酰基)-噁唑烷-2-酮(3k)的晶体结构. 晶体为单斜晶系, P2₁/n (#14)空间群, a＝1.52175(3) nm, b＝0.52970(1) nm, c＝1.58185(3) nm, β＝104.893(4), V＝1.2323(4) nm³, Z＝4, D_c＝1.45 g/cm³, F(000)＝560.00, R₁＝0.064, wR₂＝0.193. 初步生物活性实验结果表明, 在25 mg/L浓度下, 3-(1-甲基-3-乙基-4-硝基-5-吡唑甲酰基)-噻唑烷-2-酮(3c), 3-(1-甲基-3-乙基-4-硝基-5-吡唑甲酰基)-噻唑烷-2-硫酮(3g)对水稻稻瘟病菌(Pyricularia oryzae)的抑制活性达到40%. 在500 mg/L浓度下, 3-(1-甲基-3-乙基-4-溴-5-吡唑甲酰基)-噻唑烷-2-酮(3d), 3-(1-甲基-3-乙基-4-溴-5-吡唑甲酰基)-噁唑烷-2-酮(3l)对稻黑尾叶蝉(Nephotettix cinc-ticeps)的抑制活性达到53.37%.     

Synthesis and antiemetic activity of 1,2,3,9-tetrahydro-9-methyl-3-(4-substituted-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-4H-carbazol-4-one derivatives

5-HT₃ receptor antagonists, such as Ondansetron, are used for anti-emesis after chemotherapy, radiotherapy and operations. Some Ondansetron analogs possessing piperazine ring as side chains were synthesized in our lab. Thus, one of the two carbonyl groups of starting material 1,3-cyclohexandione (1) was condensed with phenylhydrazine hydrochloride to form monophenylhydrazone (2). 1,2,3,9-Tetrahydro-4H-carbazol-4-one (3) was prepared from 2 via cyclization and rearranged in the presence of ZnCl₂. Through a methylation reaction, compound 3 was converted to 1,2,3,9-tetrahydro-9-methyl-4H-carbazol-4-one (4). 3-Dimethylaminomethyl substituted compound (5) was synthesized from 4 by a Mannich reaction in glacial acetic acid. Nine novel 1,2,3,9-tetrahydro-9-methyl-3-(4-substituted-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-4H-carbazol-4-one derivatives (6a–6i) were synthesized through nucleophilic substitution reaction of 5 with piperazines. The structures of all the target compounds were determined by elemental analysis, IR, MS, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectra. The results of preliminary pharmacological test show that part of the novel compounds have antiemetic activity comparable to that of the control Ondansetron. __________ Translated from Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008, 28(2) (in Chinese)     

Peculiar reaction behavior of 1,3-oxathiolan-5-one toward various reagents: Molecular modeling studies and in vitro antioxidant and cytotoxicity evaluation

Chemical reactivity of 2-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-oxathiolan-5-one (1) toward various reagents such as hydroxyaldehyde, ketone, α,β unsaturated carbonyl compounds, heterocyclic amine, hydrazine, and hydrazide to give unpredicative opened and fused heterocyclic systems was investigated. Moreover, treatment of compound 1 with bromoester to afford the respective fused system, 2-methyl-2-phenylfuro[3,2-d][1,3]oxathiol-5(6H)-one (6) was implemented. Besides, ¹H–¹H nuclear overhauser effect spectroscopy was used for full confirmation of the compound 19. In addition, the density functional theory modeling study outcomes were discussed and all of the new synthesized compounds were evaluated as antioxidants and cytotoxicity assay against hepatocellular carcinoma cell line.     

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activities of Some 6-Methyl-3-Thioxo-2,3-Dihydro-1,2,4-Triazine Derivatives

Abstract

4-Arylidene-imidazole derivatives (4a,b) were readily prepared by reacting 4-am- ino-6-methyl-3–thioxo-2,3–dihydro[1,2,4]triazin-5(4H)-one (1) with 4-arylidene-2-phenyl- 4H-oxazol-5-one (2). Reaction of 1 with some aromatic aldehydes in presence of triethylphosphite exclusively afforded the corresponding aminophosphonates 5a-c. Reaction of 1 with 3-phenyl-1H-quinazoline-2,4-dione (6a) and/or 3-phenyl-2-thioxo-2,3-dihydro- 1H-quinazolin-4-one (6b) gave 2-(6-methyl-5-oxo-3-thioxo-2,5-dihydro-3H-[1,2,4]triazin-4-ylimino)-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-quinazolin-4-one (7). Moreover, on treating 1 with 2-phenylbenzo[d][1,3]thiazine-4-thione (8), 6-methyl-4-(2-phenyl-4-thioxo-4H-quinazolin-3-yl)-3-thioxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,2,4]triazine-5-one (9) was obtained in 65% yield. Reaction of 1 with 4-sulfonylaminoacetic acid derivatives (10a,b) afforded the corresponding sulfonamides (11a,b), respectively. Acid hydrolysis of 11a afforded 7-aminomethyl-3-methyl[1,3,4]thiadiazole[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazin-4-one (12). 4-Amino-6-methyl-3-(morpholine-4-ylsulfanyl)-4H-[1,2,4]triazin-5-one (14) was prepared by reacting compound 1 with morpholine in presence of KI/I₂, while 3,3′-bis(4-amino-6-methyl-5-oxo-triazinyl)disulfide (16) was obtained by oxidation of 1 with lead tetraacetate. The antimicrobial activity of the products was evaluated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as the fungus Candida albicans.

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Experimental and theoretical studies on the reactions of 1-amino-5-benzoyl-4-phenyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrimidine-2-one/-thione compounds with ethyl acetoacetate

The reaction of 1-amino-5-(4-methylbenzoyl)-4-(4-methylphenyl)pyrimidin-2(1H)-one/-thione (1a,b) with ethyl acetoacetate (EA) afforded moderate to good yields (59–63%) of ethyl 2-methyl-4-(4-methylbenzoyl)-5-(4-methylphenyl)-7-oxo/-thioxo-3,3a-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine-3-carboxylate (2a,b). The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectral data. All were compared with their previous analogues. The reaction mechanism of 1 with EA was studied by means of the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) method. In addition, for reactants Fukui functions were performed using the data calculated with the Becke3–Lee–Yang–Parr (B3LYP) hybrid function.     

Synthesis of some novel 5-substituted benzamido-6-arylamino-pyrazolo[3,4-D]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives for herbicidal activity

Abstract

Sixteen novel 3-methylthio-5-substituted benzamido-6-arylamino-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4 (5H)-one derivatives (4a–p) were successfully synthesized from iminophosphoranes, aryl isocyanate, and substituted benzoylhydrazine. The structures of the title compounds were elucidated by FT-IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and HRMS. Herbicidal activity of the compounds 4a–p against Brassica napus (rape), Echinochloa crusgalli (barnyard grass), Cucumis sativus (cucumber), and Triticum aestivum (wheat) were determined. The results showed that 5-(2-chlorobenzamido)-6-phenylamino-3-methylthio-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4 (5H)-one (4c) displayed remarkable inhibition activity against the stalk and root of rape with 100% inhibition rate at the dosages of 10?mg/L and 100?mg/L, and 5-(4-nitrobenzamido)-6-phenylamino-3-methylthio-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4 (5H) -one (4d) exhibited excellent activity against the stalk and root of barnyard grass with 100% inhibition rate at the same dosages.     

氢化喹啉及其芳(杂)环稠合衍生物的合成

通过环己二酮与β-二腈基苯乙烯的Michael加成得到2-氨基-3-氰基-4-芳基-5-氧代-1,4,5,6,7,8-六氢喹啉(1); 4-苯基六氢喹啉(1a)与环己二酮发生胺的加成缩合反应生成2-N-(3-氧代-1-环己烯基)氨基-3-氰基-4-苯基-5-氧代-1,4,5,6,7,8-六氢喹啉(2), 在碱性和氯化亚铜催化下进一步环合成4-苯基-5-氨基-二-(2-氧代环己烷)并[b,g]-1,3-二氢萘啶(3). 芳醛、α-萘胺和环己二酮在乙醇中共回流, 则一锅法完成9-芳基-5,6,7,8,9,10-六氢苯并[c]吖啶酮(4)的合成. 对合成中所涉及的化学反应机理进行了尝试性的讨论. 新化合物1a～4c均经IR, ¹H NMR 及元素分析证明其结构.     

Dodecanoyl isothiocyanate and N′-(2-cyanoacetyl) dodecanehydrazide as precursors for the synthesis of different heterocyclic compounds with interesting antioxidant and antitumor activity

Dodecanoyl isothiocyanate 1 was utilized for the construction of thioureido, 2-thioxo-2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one, benzo[d]-1,3-thiazin-4(H)-one and 3-amino quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives 2, 3, 4, and 5 respectively. However, N′-(2-cyanoacetyl) dodecanehydrazide 6 was also used as a key starting material for the construction of a variety of new pyrazolone, pyrazole, thiadiazole, pyridazine, chromeno[2,3-c]pyrazole, and dithiolane derivatives 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 20, respectively. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analyses and spectral data (IR, ¹H NMR, and mass spectra). Some of the newly synthesized compounds bearing heterocyclic moieties were tested for antioxidant activity as reflected in their ability to inhibit oxidation in rat brain and kidney homogenates using 2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) inhibition. Also, in vitro anticancer activity was examined using the standard (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazolyl-2)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) (MTT) method against a panel of two human tumor cell lines namely; hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 and mammary gland breast cancer MCF-7. Compounds 12 and 16b exhibited the highest activities as antioxidant and antitumor agents. Meanwhile, compounds 7 and 20 showed moderate activities and the rest of the tested compounds showed weak activities.     

含氮五元杂环酮的拟除虫菊酯的合成、结构和生物活性

以1-对乙氧基-2,2-二氯环丙烷甲酸(1a)和3-(2-氯-3,3,3-三氟-1-丙烯)-2,2-二甲基环丙烷甲酸(1b)为原料, 经酰氯化反应得到酰氯, 再以三乙胺为缚酸剂, 分别与2-烷酮、2-噻唑烷酮、2-噻唑硫酮、1-乙酰基-2-咪唑烷酮、1-甲磺酰 基-2-咪唑烷酮反应, 得到10个新的含氮五元杂环酮的拟除虫菊酯. 化合物结构经¹H NMR, IR, MS和元素分析进行表征. 并用X-ray单晶衍射测定了化合物3-(1-对乙氧基-2,2-二氯环丙烷甲酰)-2-噁唑烷酮(4a-1)的晶体结构. 对合成的化合物进行了初步的生物活性测试, 结果表明, 在试验浓度下部分目标化合物对黄瓜灰霉病菌具有一定得防效作用; 其中, 化合物(4a-1)和3-(3-(2-氯-3,3,3-三氟-1-丙烯)-2,2-二甲基环丙烷甲酰)-2-噻唑烷酮(4b-3)对粘虫也分别有50%及90%的杀虫活性.     

Isolation,Structure, and Biological Activities of Long-Chain Catechols of Plectranthus sylvestris (Labiatae)

Antioxidant activity guided fractionation of extracts of the aerial parts of the title plant and HPLC separation yielded a series of oxygenated long-chain alkylcatechols. Their structures were inferred by spectroscopic methods and chemical transformations to be the novel 4-[(2S,4R,6S)-4-(acetyloxy)tetrahydro-6-pentyl-2H-pyran-2-yl]benzene-1,2diol ( 1a ), 4-[(2S,4R6S)-tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-6-pentyl-2H-pyran-2-yl]benzene-1,2-diol ( 1b ), 4-[(3S,5S)-5-(acetyloxy)-3-hydroxydecyl]benzene-1,2-diol (2a), 4-[(3S,5S)3-(acetyloxy)-5-hydroxydecyl]benzene-1,2-diol ( 2b ), (3S,13Z)-1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-hydroxydocos-13-en-5-one ( 3a ), (Z)-1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)docos-13-en-5-one ( 4 ), besides the known l-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)icosan-5-one ( 5 ). The absolute configurations of the optically active compounds which are structurally related to the [n]-gingerols ( 6 ) and -diols ( 7 ) were established by the high-field ¹H-NMR application of Mosher's method. All compounds are in vitro potent antioxidants, inhibiting the Fe²⁺-catalysed autoxidation of linoleic acid in the same order of magnitude as the commercial antioxidant 2,6-di(tert-butyl)-4-methylphenol (BHT). The dose-dependent inhibitory effects on soybean-lipoxygenase are in the μmol range, that of the most effective compound ( 3a ) in the nmol range, hence being significantly more potent than the Known anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs indomethacin and nordihydroguaiaretic acid.     

Bisabocurcumin, a new skeleton curcuminoid from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa L.

A new skeleton bisabolane-type sesquiterpene curcuminoid,bisabocurcumin(1),along with 5 known compounds,curcumin(2), demethoxycurcumin(3),bidemethoxycurcumin(4),(1E,4E)-1,5-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-penta-1,4-dien-3-one(5),and (1E,4E)-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-5-(4-hydroxy phenyl-)-penta-1,4-dien-3-one(6)were isolated from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa L.Their structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic analysis.Bisabocurcumin(1) is firstly obtained from nature with a new skeleton combined by a bisabolane-type sesquiterpene and a 1,7-diphenylheptanoid through a C-C bond.     

Synthesis and Antifungal Activity of Novel Quinazolin-4(3H)-one Derivatives

A novel group of 6-iodoquinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives was prepared starting from 6-iodo-2-ethoxy-4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one (3) via action of various nitrogen nucleophiles such as primary and secondary amines, hydrazine hydrate, and its derivatives. The 3-amino-2-hydrazinyl-6-iodoquinazolin-4(3H)-one (15) was used as a key starting material to prepare new heterocyclic compounds. The structures of all synthesized compounds were inferred from the infrared, mass spectral, and ¹H NMR spectral data as well as elemental analysis. The fungicidal activities of the target compounds were preliminarily evaluated.     

Microwave synthesis,characterization and antimicrobial study of new pyrazolyl-oxopropyl-quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives

Heterocyclic compounds containing pyrazolyl-oxopropyl-quinazolin-4(3H)-one are reported to possess significant biological activity. Syntheses of 6-bromo-2-(3-chloro-2-oxopropyl)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one 2 6-bromo-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-(3-hydrazinyl-2-oxopropyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one 3 and 6-bromo-2-(3-(3-(4-(1-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-ylideneamino)phenyl)-5-(substituted phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-2-oxopropyl)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one 5a–j using microwave irradiation have been described. These compounds have been characterized on the basis of the UV, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, Mass and elemental analysis. Compounds have been evaluated for their antimicrobial activity.     

Synthesis,characterization, and antioxidant activity of heterocyclic Schiff bases

Schiff base derivatives have gained great importance due to revealing a great number of biological properties. Schiff bases were synthesized by treatment of 4-amino-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3(2H)-one ( 1 ) with various aldehydes in methanol at reflux. In addition, diamine was reacted with an aldehyde to yield the corresponding Schiff bases. The structures of synthesized Schiff bases were elucidated by spectroscopic methods such as microanalysis, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, and FTIR. Antioxidant activities of synthesized Schiff bases were carried out using different antioxidant assays such as 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl free radical (DPPH^•) scavenging, 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging, and reducing power activity. (E)-4-((1H-indol-3-yl)methyleneamino)-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3(2H)-one ( 3 ), (E)-1,5-dimethyl-4-((2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)methyleneamino)-2-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3(2H)-one ( 5 ), (E)-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-4-(thiophen-2-ylmethyleneamino)-1H-pyrazol-3(2H)-one ( 7 ), (E)-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-4-(quinolin-2-ylmethyleneamino)-1H-pyrazol-3(2H)-one ( 9 ), (1S,2S,N1,N2)-N1,N2-bis((1H-indol-3-yl)methylene)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine ( 11 ), and (1S,2S,N1,N2)-N1,N2-bis((2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)methylene)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine ( 12 ) were synthesized in high yields. Compound 5 displayed a good ABTS^•+ activity. Compound 3 revealed the outstanding activity in all assays. Compound 7 has the best-reducing power ability in comparison to other synthesized compounds. Although compounds 5, 11, 12 are new, compounds 3, 7, 9 are known. Due to revealing a good antioxidant activity, the synthesized compounds ( 3, 5, 7 ) have the potential to be used as synthetic antioxidant agents.     

Synthesis of Some Novel 5-(Arylidene)-2-imino-3(pyridin-2-yl)thiazolidin-4-one Derivatives

Treatment of 2-aminopyridine ( 1 ) with chloroacetyl chloride in dry benzene gave 2-chloro-N-(pyridin-2-yl)acetamide ( 3 ), which on further reaction with potassium thiocyanate gave 2-imino-3-(pyridin-2-yl)thiazolidin-4-one ( 4 ) as an intermediate compound for the synthesis of pyridin-2-yl substituted 2-imino-thiazolidine-4-one derivatives. Cyclocondensation reaction of ( 4 ) with a series of aromatic aldehydes gave 5-arylidene derivatives of pyridin-2-yl substituted 2-imino-thiazolidine-4-ones 5a–j . ¹ H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, as well as elemental analyses, were used for the identification of these new compounds.     

Isatins 3-C annulation vs ring-opening: Two different pathways for synthesis of spiro compounds via multicomponent reactions

An efficient synthesis of spiro compounds via two different pathways from the reactions of isatins, 3-phenylisoxazol-5(4H)-one (3-ethylisoxazol-5(4H)-one), and pyrazol-5-amine (6-aminopyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione) were reported. The catalyst Amberlyst-15 could be easy recycled and reused for many time without any appreciable loss in catalytic activity. The new type spiro compounds were gained through the ring-opening of isatins process. The structures of spiro[indoline-3,4′-isoxazolo[5,4-b]pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyridin]-2-one, spiro[isoxazolo[5,4-b]quino line-4,5′-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine]-2′,4′,6′(1′H,3′H,7′H)-trione, and spiro[indoline-3,4′-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine]-2,6′(5′H)-dione were successfully confirmed by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, HRMS, and X-ray crystal diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis,spectral, stereochemical and biological evaluation of (E)-2-(3-pentyl-2,6-diarylpiperidin-4-ylidene)-N-phenylhydrazinecarbothioamide derivatives

A series of new (E)-2-(3-pentyl-2,6-diarylpiperidin-4-ylidene)-N-phenylhydrazinecarbothioamides (1-6) were synthesized from the corresponding 3-pentyl-2,6-diarylpiperidine-4-ones condensation with phenyl thiosemicarbazide. Their chemical structures were confirmed by means of elemental analysis, FT-IR, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR spectral techniques and for compound 3, HOMOCOSY, HSQC, HMBC, NOESY, and DEPT NMR spectral techniques. From the NMR spectral data the compounds (1-6) are shown to exist in normal chair conformation with equatorial orientation of all the phenyl groups at C-2 and C-6 and pentyl group at C-3. The synthesized compounds were screened for their bacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, and Escherichia coli and fungal activity against Candida albicans, Rhizopus sp, Aspergillus niger, and Aspergillus flasvus.     

Synthesis and calming activity of helicid derivatives containing the 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-one and 3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2(<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-thione moiety

A series of novel helicid derivatives containing 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one and 3,4-dihydropyrimidine2(1H)-thione moiety (3a–3f and 4a–4f) were synthesized starting from helicid. The structure of the new compounds were characterized by ¹H NMR, IR and HR-MS spectra. The sedative-hypnotic activities of the target compounds were evaluated using the test of spontaneous locomotor activity in mice. All of the derivatives produced moderate to high activities; in particular, compound 4a presented the most potent sedative-hypnotic effect in comparison to the other derivatives, and derivatives 3a, 3c, 3d, 3e and 3f also showed potent activities.