Conjugative cycloaddition of N-chlorosulfonyl isocyanate across vinylcyclopropane system. A new pathway towards macro-heterocycles

trans- -Isopropenyl-4-methylene-spiro[2.x]alkanes ($\text{4a}$ and $\text{4b}$) react at 0°C with CSI to give as major products the trans bicyclic cycloazanondienones ($\text{12a}$-$\text{12b}$) and as the minor products bicyclodihydro-azepinones ($\text{11a}$ and $\text{11b}$), and the respective cis isomer of bicyclic cycloazanondienones ($\text{13a}$ and $\text{13b}$).     

Photochemical (2+2)-cycloaddition of thioxanthenethione with some butatriene derivatives

Irradiation of thioxanthenethione $\text{1}$ with the alkyl- and alkoxysubstituted butatrienes $\text{2}$a-d gives the thietanes $\text{3}$a-d the cyclobutanethione $\text{6}$ is formed as a byproduct. Free radical addition of iC₃H₇SH to $\text{2}$a predominantly occurs via terminal attack of the thiyl radical on the π-system.     

Chiral synthesis of (2s,3s,7s)-3,7-dimethylpentadecan-2-yl acetate and propionate,potential sex pheromone components of the pine saw-fly neodiprion sertifer (geoff.)

A synthesis of (2S,3S,7S)-3,7-dimethylpentadecan-2-yl acetate ($\text{2}$) and propionate ($\text{3}$) is described. (2S)-2-Methyldecan-1-yl lithium ($\text{5}$) was reacted with (3S,4S)-3,4-dimethyl-γ-butyrolactone ($\text{6}$) to yield the ketoalcohol $\text{19}$ which upon Huang-Minlon reduction furnished (2S,3S,7S)-3,7-dimethylpentadecan-2-ol ($\text{1}$). Acylations gave the esters $\text{2}$ and $\text{3}$. The (2S)-2-methyldecan-1-yl lithium was obtained via asymmetric synthesis. The chiral lactone $\text{6}$ was obtained from (2S,3S)-trans-2,3-epoxybutane and dimethyl malonate.     

Regiospecific introduction of a branched-chain to kanamycin B and stereospecific transformation of the 2,6-diamino-2,6-dideoxy-D-glucopyranosyl moiety into 2,6-diamino-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-3-C-methyl-l-arabino or lyxo-hexopyranosyl,or 2-amino-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-5-C-methyl-L-threo-hexopyranosyl

4-O-(2,6-diamino-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-3-C-methyl-β-L-arabino and lyxo-hexopyranosyl) and 4-O-(2-amino2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-5-c-methyl-L-threo-hexopyranosyl-6-O-(3-amino-3-decxy-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-2-deoxystreptamine ($\text{6}$, $\text{7}$ and $\text{12}$) were synthesized from a kanamycin B derivative ($\text{1}$) by regiospecific methylation and stereospecific hydrogenation followed by removal of masking groups, converting a D-sugar moiety (4-O-glycoside portion) into L-sugar. The usual conformation of $\text{6}$ and $\text{7}$ were determined as boat and skew by 250 MHz PMR spectra respectively.     

Synthesis of the 7-cis isomer of the natural leukotriene d4

Methyl 5(S), 6(S)-oxido-11-oxo-7-cis-9-trans-undecadienoate $\text{5}$ was prepared and used for the synthesis of the novel 7-cis-LTD₄ ($\text{9}$) as well as, after isomerization to the all-trans dienal ester $\text{3}$, for that of the natural leukotrienes.     

Oxidation of N-hydroxyazetidines: A novel synthesis of N-acetoxy β-Lactams and four-membered cyclic nitrones

The N-hydroxyazetidines $\text{2}$ and $\text{3}$ are prepared startinfrom 2,3-dihydroazete 1-oxides ($\text{1a}$ and $\text{1b}$0 by reduction with sodium borohydride and by reaction with a nucleophile, respectively. The N-thydroxyazetidines $\text{2}$ and $\text{3}$ can be oxidized with mercury (II) oxide to the corresponding nitrones $\text{1}$; oxidation of the N-hydroxyazetidine $\text{2a}$ (unsubstituted at C-4) with $\text{two}$ equivalent of lead tetraacetate tyields the N-tacetoxy β-lactam $\text{4}$.     

Contribution à l'étude structurale de la wüstite solide de haute température

The structure of wüstite Fe_1?zO is studied by neutron diffraction on one polycrystalline sample under equilibrium conditions at high temperature. The mean isotrope temperature factor B is expressed as a sum of two parts, B_Th and B_St, which vary linearly with a single parameter, respectively temperature and z. A classification is established for clusters ($\text{m}\text{n}$) settled from m vacancies in octahedral sites and n Fe^III ions in interstitial sites. Sixteen values have been experimentally determined for the vacancies to interstitials ratio $\text{? =}\text{(z + t)}\text{t}\text{=}\text{m}\text{n}$. A constant value of ?, which is lower than 3, is observed. This result characterizes the short-range order. It eliminates several possibilities of clusters like those obeying the relation $\text{? =}\text{(1 + 3n)}\text{n}$. Other clusters, namely ($\text{16}\text{6}$) or ($\text{40}\text{14}$), might agree. The ($\text{8}\text{3}$) and ($\text{9}\text{4}$) clusters obtained from ($\text{4}\text{1}$) clusters joined by an edge would be the more likely. An analysis of diffuse scattering eliminates the hypothesis of large domains with inverse spinel structure. The structural differences between the three varieties W₁, W₂ and W₃ would not be found in a structural change of clusters.     

Efficient asymmetric synthesis of α-amino acids through hydrogenation of α,β-dehydroamino acid residue in cyclic dipeptides

A series of cyclo (Δaminoacyl-L-Ala) ($\text{4}$) (Δ=α,β-dehydro) were prepared from cyclo(Gly-L-Ala) and corresponding aldehyde, and hydrogenated with Pd black in MeOH. Chiral inductions producing cyclo (L-aminoacyl-L-Ala) ($\text{5}$) from $\text{4}$ were 96–99% in the case of L-Aba (2-aminobutanoic acid), L-Val, L-Leu, and L-App (2-amino-5-phenylpentanoic acid) as an L-aminoacyl moiety in $\text{5}$. Pure L-Leu, L-Aba, and L-App were synthesized in preparative scale from corresponding $\text{4}$ through asymmetric hydrogenation and acid-hydrolysis.     

Four new prostanoids: Claviridenone-A, -B, -C,and -D from the okinawan soft coral Clavularia viridis

The structures of four new prostanoids named claviridenone-a, -b, -c, and -d, which were isolated from the Okinawan soft coral Clavularia viridis, were elucidated as $\text{1}$, $\text{2}$, $\text{3}$, and $\text{4}$, respectively.     

Chemical synthesis of the 5-́half molecule of E.coli tRNA2GLY

A tritriacontanucleotide which has the sequence of the 5$\text{-}\text{?}$half molecule of E.coli glycine tRNA₂, was synthesized by the phosphotriester method involving p-anisidate protection for the 3$\text{-}\text{?}$phosphate ends. Di- and trinucleotide units were prepared from 5$\text{-}\text{?}$dimethoxytrityl-2$\text{-}\text{?}$O-tetrahydrofuranyl-3?-O-(o-chlorophenyl)phosphoryl derivatives of uridine, N-benzoylcytidine, N-benzolyadenosine and N-iso-butyrylguanosine by condensation with 3$\text{,}\text{?}$5$\text{-}\text{?}$unprotected nucleosides followed by phosphorylation to give 3$\text{-}\text{?}$phosphodiester blocks. The 3$\text{-}\text{?}$terminal dimers and trimers were synthesized by using 3$\text{-}\text{?}$(o- chlorophenyl)phosphoro-p-anisidates instead of 3?,5?-unprotected nucleosides. The 3?-phosphodiesters of oligonucleotides with a chain length of larger than 5 were obtained by removal of the 3?-phosphoro-p-anisidate with isoamyl nitrite. The 5$\text{-}\text{?}$dimethoxytrityl group was removed by treatment with zinc bromide under anhydrous conditions. Fragments were designed to use common dimer blocks and to reduce the step for 5$\text{-}\text{?}$deblocking of larger fragments. Finally a 3$\text{-}\text{?}$phosphodiester block with a chain length of 20 was condensed with a 5$\text{-}\text{?}$OH component (tridecanucleotide). The fully protected 33 mer was deblocked and purified by chromatography. The structural integrity of the product was confirmed by mobility shift analysis and complete digestion with RNase T2.     

Composite constituents: four new triterpenoids,neolupenol, tarolupenol and their acetates isolated from roots of a japanese dandelion, taraxacumjaponicum

Neolupenyl acetate ($\text{Ia}$), tarolupenyl acetate ($\text{IIa}$) and their corresponding alcohols ($\text{Ib}$ and $\text{IIb}$) were isolated from the roots of Taraxacum japonicum, and their structures were established as the members of migrated lupane series.     

Action of tert-butyl azidoformate on the conjugate bases of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-carbazole and other indole derivatives

tert-Butyl azidoformate ($\text{2}$) reacts with the conjugate bases of $\text{3a}$, $\text{7a}$, $\text{9}$ (R¹ = R² = CH₃), and $\text{9}$ (R¹ = CH₃, R² = H) to give products [$\text{4}$, $\text{8}$, $\text{12}$, and $\text{14}$, respectively] in addition to the expected N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)indole derivatives.     

Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric cyclization of methyl (E)-oxo-9-phenoxy-7-nonenoate and its analogs

Asymmetric cyclizations of methyl (E)-3-oxo-9-phenoxy-7-nonenoate ($\text{1}$) or methyl (E)-3-oxo-9-(methoxycarbonyl)oxy-7-nonenoate ($\text{4}$) without added base were carried out in the presence of a catalytic amount of palladium(II) acetate and chiral diphosphine as ligands. Allylic carbonate $\text{4}$ reacted by use of Pd(OAC)₂-(S)-(R)-BPPFA at room temperature to give (R)-3-vinylcyclohexanone ($\text{3}$), after decarboxylation, in up to 48% e. e.     

Marine natural products: fistularin-1, -2 and -3 from the sponge Aplysina fistularis forma fulva

Three new high molecular weight bromotyrosine-related metabolites, $\text{3a}$, $\text{4a}$ and $\text{5a}$, were isolated from the sponge Aplysina ( Verongia) fistularis forma fulva, and their structures were determined from high resolution ¹H NMR and other spectroscopic data. The new metabolites are formally derived by combination of major segments of two known Aplysina metabolites $\text{1a}$ and $\text{2}$.     

Acid - catalyzed rearrangement of butyl 2-0-acetyl-4,5-anhydro-3,6-dideoxy-hexaldonate. Synthesis of racemic epiallomuscarine and epimuscarine

Butyl 2-0-acetyl-4,5-anhydro-3,6-dideoxy-DL-xylo-hexaldonate ($\text{4}$) in the presence of SnCl₄ underwent an intramolecular rearrangement to give 2,5-anhydro ester $\text{7}$. On the other hand the lyxo epimeric epoxide $\text{5}$ under the same conditions afforded esters $\text{7}$ and $\text{8}$. Ester $\text{7}$ was transformed into racemic epiallomuscarine ($\text{12}$), whereas the isomer $\text{8}$ into racemic epimuscarine ($\text{13}$).     

Isolation of a crystalline thiete and its ‘open’ isomer; Photoproducts of xanthenethione and bis(tert-butylthio)ethyne

Irradiation of xanthenethione $\text{1}$ with bis(tert-butylthio)ethyne $\text{2}$ yielded both the expected α,β-unsaturated dithioester $\text{4b}$ and surprisingly its proposed intermediate thiete $\text{3b}$ as crystalline compounds. In solution an equilibrium between both compounds has been observed.     

Plectranthoic acid A & B, two new triterpenoids from Plectranthus rugosus

Two new triterpenoid acids, designated as plectranthoic acid A and plectranthoic acid B, have been isolated from P. rugosus and are characterised as (20-S)-3α-hydroxy-18α,19α-$\text{H}\text{-}$-urs-12-en-30β-oic acid and (14-S)-3α-hydroxy-18α, 19α $\text{H}\text{-}$-urs-12-en-27α-oic acid.     

Synthesis of thioimidates by insertion of TerT-butylisocyanide into the C-S bond of activated sulfides. Rearrangement of thioimidates by 1,3 C to N migration of an alkoxycarbonyl group

Tert-butylisocyanide inserts into the carbon-sulfur bond of α-cyano sulfides $\text{2}$-$\text{6}$ to give thioimidates $\text{10}$-$\text{14}$. The thioimidates can also be obtained via the chlorine substitution of the tert-butylimino chloro sulfides $\text{27}$-$\text{28}$, which is a more general method. These thioimidates rearrange to E and Z isomers of N-vinylcarbamates $\text{16}$-$\text{20}$ via a 1,3 C to N migration of the alkoxycarbonyl group.     

Microwave-optical double resonance in molecular ions. Co+

Microwave—optical double resonance signals have been detected in a mass-selected ion-beam spectrometer for ¹²C¹⁶O⁺. With the optical excitation of fluorescence from the R₁ ($\text{1}\text{2}$) line of the (0,0) band of the A²Π_{$\text{3}\text{2}$} ← X²∑ transition of 20350.6 cm^?1, the microwave resonances occurred at 118101.8 ± 0.2 MHz and at 117694 ± 2 MHz corresponding to the N= 1, J = $\text{3}\text{2}$ ← N = 0, J = $\text{1}\text{2}$ and the N = 1, J = $\text{1}\text{2}$ ← N = 0, J = $\text{1}\text{2}$ transitions.     

New synthesis of benzo [a]quinolizidin-2-ones via protected 2-aryl-4-piperidones

A new synthesis of 9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-benzo aquinolizin-2-one ($\text{1a}$ and its 3-ethyl derivative $\text{1b}$ via the corresponding 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4-piperidone ethylene acetals $\text{7}$ is reported. Alkylation of 2-arylpipendires $\text{7}$ with 2-bromoethanol followed by oxidation of the resulting amino alcohols $\text{9}$ with oxalyl chloride and dimethyl sulfoxide afforded the aldehydes $\text{10}$, which were cyclized with hydrochloric acid to give 7-hydroxybenzo[α]quinolizidines $\text{11}$. The reduction of $\text{1}$ with trinethylsilane and subsequent acid hydrolysis led to benzo aquinolizidin-2-ones $\text{1}$.