Über Pterinchemie. 49. Mitteilung. Eine neue Synthese von 5-Formyl-6, 7-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin und 5,6,7-Trimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin

Starting with 5-formyl-6,7-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterine (II), a new synthesis of 5,6,7-trimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterine (III) is described. Thereby the chemical behaviour of the 5-formyl group in II is investigated, in order to enable the unequivocal differentiation between formylation at position 5 and at position 10 in folic and tetrahydrofolic acid derivatives. ¹³C-NMR. spectra of II and III are discussed.     

Circular Dichroism of Tricarbonyl(diene)iron Complexes. The Octant Rule Applied to Ketones Perturbed by Remote Fe(CO)3 Groups. Crystal Structure of (±)-Tricarbonyl[(1RS,4RS,5RS,6SR)-C5,6,C-η-(5,6,7,8-tetramethylidene-2-bicyclo[2.2.2]octanone)]iron

The preparation and the CD spectra of optically pure (+)-trans-μ-[(1R,4S,5S,6R,7R,8S)-C,5,6,C -η : C,7,8,C-η-(5,6,7,8-tetramethylidene-2-bicyclo [2.2.2]octanone)]bis(tricarbonyliron) ((+)- 7 ) and (+)-tricarbonyl[(1S,4S,5S,6R)-C-5,6,C-η-(5,6,7,8,-tetramethylidene-2-bicyclo[2.2.2]octanone)]iron ((+)- 8 ), and of its 3-deuterated derivatives (+)-trans-μ-[(1R,3R,4S,5S,6R,7R,8S)-C,5,6,C-η : C,7,8,C-η-5,6,7,8-tetramethylidene(3-D)-2-bicyclo[2.2.2]-(octanone)]bis(tricarbonyliron) ((+)- 11 ) and (+)-tricarbonyl[(1S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-C-5,6,C- η-(5,6,7,8-tetramethylidene(3-D)-2-bicyclo[2.2.2]octanone)]iron ((+)- 12 ) are reported. The chirality in (+)- 7 and (+)- 8 is due to the Fe(CO)₃ moieties uniquely. The signs of the Cotton effects observed for (+)- 7 and (+)- 8 obey the octant rule (ketone n→π*_CO transition). Optically pure (?)-3R-5,6,7,8-tetramethylidene(3-D)-2-bicyclo[2.2.2]octanone ((?)- 10 ) was prepared. Its CD spectrum showed an ‘anti-octant’ behaviour for the ketone n→π*_CO transition of the deuterium substituent. The CD spectra of the alcoholic derivatives (?)-trans-μ-[(1R,2R,4S, 5S,6R,7R,8S)-C,5,6,C-η : C,7,8,C- η-(5,6,7,8-tetramethylidene-2-bicyclo[2.2.2]octanol)]bis(tricarbonyliron) ((?)- 2 ) and (?)-tricarbonyl- [(1S,2R,4S,5S,6R)- C,5,6,C- η-(5,6,7,8-tetramethylidene-2-bicyclo[2.2.2]octanol)]iron ((?)- 3 ) and of the 3-denterated derivatives (?)- 5 and (?)- 6 are also reported. The CD spectra of the complexes (?)- 2 , (?)- 3 , (+)- 7 , and (+)- 8 were solvent and temperature dependent. The ‘endo’-configuration of the Fe(CO)₃ moiety in (±)- 8 was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Über Pterinchemie. 69 Mitteilung [1]. Konformationsanalyse von 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydropteroinsäure und 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-L-folsäure

Conformational analysis of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteroic acid and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L -folic acid In the 360-MHz-¹H-NMR.-spectrum of (6R, S)-9,9-dideuterio-5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydropteroic acid (racemic) (XIII) (AMX-System, Fig. 4) and (6R, S)-9,9-dideuterio-5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydro-L -folic acid (diastereomeric) (XVI) the H_a–C(6) and H_a–C(7) show a vicinal coupling constant of 6,7 Hz and the H_a–C(6) and H_e–C(7) one of 3,2 Hz. The first coupling constant provides evidence for an approximate trans-diaxal arrangement of H_a–C(6) and H_a–C(7), and the second for a gauche conformation of H_a–C(6) and H_e–C(7). The tetrahydropyrazine ring in the racemic 5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydropteroic acid (III) and in the diastereomeric 5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydro-L -folic acid (XVII) exists therefore in a half-chair conformation with a pseudoequatorial position of the side chain at C(6) (Fig.5).     

Über Pterinchemie. 65 Mitteilung [1]. Herstellung von (6 R,S)-5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-L-biopterin, 7,8-Dihydro-L-biopterin,L-Sepiapterin,Deoxysepiapterin, (6 R,S)-5,6-Dihydrodeoxysepiapterin und 2′-Deoxybiopterin

Preparation of (6 R, S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L -biopterine, 7,8-dihydro-L -biopterine, L -sepiapterine, deoxysepiapterine, (6 R, S)-5,6-dihydrodeoxysepiapterine and 2′-deoxybiopterine We describe the preparation of (6 R, S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L -biopterine (II) by catalytic- (reported in our short communication [2]) and natriumdithionite reduction of L -biopterine (I) and a preparation of 7,8-dihydro-L -biopterine (IV) by treatment of L -biopterine (I) with natriumdithionite. Whereas oxidation of tetrahydrobiopterine II in the presence of oxygen leads to L -sepiapterine (III), dihydrobiopterine IV in acetic acid without oxygen gives deoxysepiapterine (VII), 5,6-dihydro-deoxysepiapterine (VI) and 2′-deoxybiopterine (V) by a disproportionation reaction.     

Über Pterinchemie. 72. Mitteilung. Trennung der Diastereomeren (6R)- und (6S)-5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-L-biopterin

Separation of the Diastereomers (6R)- and (6S)-5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-L -biopterin The mixture of the diastereomers of the tetraacetylderivative IV of (6RS)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L -biopterin could be separated by fractional crystallisation in methanol into the diastereomers IV A and IV B. Hydrolysis with hydrochloric acid gives the pure, diastereomeric, (6R)- and (6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L -biopterins.     

Über Pterinchemie. 71. Mitteilung. Trennung der Diastereomeren (6R)- und (6S)-5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-L-neopterin

Separation of the Diastereomers (6R) and (6S)-5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-L -neopterin The mixture of the diastereomers of the pentaacetylderivative IV of (6RS)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L -neopterins could be separated by fractional crystallisation in methanol into the diastereomers IV A and IV B. Hydrolysis with hydrochloric acid gives the pure, diastereomeric, (6R)- and (6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L -neopterins.     

Syntheses of apogalanthamine analogs as α-adrenergic blocking agents. IX. Syntheses of optically active 8-hydroxy-6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrodibenz[c,e]azocines

(8R) and (8S)-Hydroxy-6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrodibenz[c,e]azocines (R- and S- 1 ) were synthesized by oxidative kinetic resolution of N-(2-iodobenzyl)-β-(2-iodophenyl)ethanolamine ( 8 ), followed by cyclization of the optically active acetates (R- and S- 6 ) of R- and S- 8 with zero-valent nickel to (8R)- and (8S)-acetoxyazocines (R- and S- 7 ), and by hydrolysis of the acetates ( R - and S- 7 ).     

Über Pterinchemie. 58. Mitteilung [1]. Sterische Eigenschaften von acylierten 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydropterinen. Rotameren von 5-Trifluoracetyl-tetrahydropterin-Derivaten

Sterochemical Properties of the Acylated 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydropterines. Rotameres of the 5-Trifluoroacetyl-tetrahydropterine Derivatives 6-Methyl- and 6,7-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterine are acylated with the anhydrides of acetic acid and trifluoroacetic acid. It is shown that the reactivity of the nitrogen otoms increases in the following order: N(3), N(8), N(2′) and N(5). Two rotameres are present in the ¹H-NMR. spectra of the N(5)-trifluoroacetates, but not in those of the N(5)-acetates.     

Über Pterinchemie 80. Mitteilung Die Herstellung von (6RS)Tetra- und (6RS)Pentaacetyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L-bioplerinen

Preparation of (6RS)Tetra- and (6RS)-Pentaacetyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L-biopterines Boiling of (6RS) l′-O,2′-O,2-N-triacetyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L-biopterine in acetic anhydride as described in [2], leads to a mixture of the diastereoisomeric (6R)- and (65)-l′-O,2′-O,2-N-,5,8-pentaacetyl-5,6,7,8-L,-biopterines. One of the diastereoisomers can be obtained as pure crystals. It corresponds to the pentaacetate of the natural (6R)- or (6S).,5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L-biopterine. For the preparation of the earlier described (6RS)- and (6S)-tetraacetyl-tetrahydro-L-biopterines [2] improved conditions are reported.     

Synthesis of (5R)- and (5S)-5-Methyl-5, 6-dihydrouridine Derivatives

The hydrogenation of 2′, 3′-O-isopropylidene-5-methyluridine (1) in water over 5% Rh/Al₂O₃ gave (5 R)- and (5 S)-5-methyl-5, 6-dihydrouridine (2) , separated as 5′-O-(p-tolylsulfonyl)- (3) and 5′-O-benzoyl- (5) derivatives by preparative TLC. on silica gel and ether/hexane developments. The diastereoisomeric differentiation at the C(5) chiral centre depends upon the reaction media and the nature of the protecting group attached to the ribosyl moiety. The synthesis of iodo derivatives (5 R)- and (5 S)- 4 is also described. The diastereoisomers 4 were converted into (5 R)- and (5 S)-2′, 3′,-O-isopropylidene-5-methyl-2, 5′-anhydro-5, 6-dihydrouridine (7) .     

Inhaltsstoffe des Osmanthus-Absolues 6. Mitteilung. (7S, 10S, 5E)- und (7R, 10S, 5E)-2,6,10-Trimethyl-7,10-epoxy-2,5,11-dodecatrien

Constituents of Osmanthus Absolute, 6th Communication. (7 S , 10 S , 5 E ) - and (7 R , 10 S , 5 E )-2,6,10-Trimethyl-7,10-epoxy-2,5,11-dodecatriene Two novel sesquiterpenoid oxides 1a and 1b from Osmanthus absolute have been identified. Their structural proof is based on pectral data and synthesis starting from the known methyl [5-methyl-5-vinyl-tetrahydrofur-1-yl] ketones ( 4a and 4b , respectively), whose configuration is well established. The thus obtained compounds 1a / 1b identical with the natural products, were accompanied by their corresponding 6-methylidene isomers 3a and 3b which could not be detected in the natural substrate.     

Furopyridines. XVIII. Photocycloaddition of furo[2,3-c]pyridin-7(6H)-one with acrylonitrile

The photocycloaddition of furo[2,3-c]pyridin-7(6H)-one ( 1 ) and its N-mefhyl derivative ( 1-Me ) to acrylonitrile has been studied. The structures of the photoadducts isolated by colum chromatography were determined by the nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray analysis. The cyclo-addition of 1 afforded an adduct 2 at the carbonyl oxygen and 8-cyano-8,9-dihydrofuro[d]azocin-7(6H)-one ( 3 ), and the addition of 1-Me the N-methyl derivative 3-Me of 3 , (9S*)-9-cyano-6-methyl-3a,7a-dihydro-3a,7a-ethanofuro[2,3-c]pyridin-7(6H)-one ( 4 ), (2S*, 2aR*, 7bR*)- ( 5 ) and (1R*, 2aS*, 7bS*)-2-cyano-3-methyl-4-oxo-1,2,2a,3,4,7b-hexahydrocyclobuta[e]furo[2,3-c]pyridine ( 6 ).     

Synthesis of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5-oxopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carbonitriles and -6-carboxylic acid esters

Dieckmann ring closure reactions of 4-[(2-cyanoethyl)substituted amino]-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylates (Ha-f) afforded several 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5-oxo-2-phenylpyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6- carbonitriles (IIIa-f). The open-chain intermediates (IIa-f) were prepared by dechloroamination of 5-carbethoxy-4-chloro-2-phenylpyrimidine (1a) with several 3-substituted amino- propionitriles. Alkylation of the sodium salt of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-8-methyl-5-oxo-2-phenyl-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6- carbonitrile (IIIa) with methyl iodide in DMF resulted in methylation at C-6 to afford IV. Tosylation of IIIa in pyridine gave the corresponding tosyl ester (V) of the enolic form. Oxidative dehydrogenation at the 6,7-position resulted when IIIa reacted with thionyl chloride, affording 5,8-dihydro-8-methyl-5-oxo-2-phenylpyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6- carbonitrile (VII). Dechloroamination of la or 5-carbethoxy-4-chloro-2-methylthiopyrimidine (Ib) with ethyl 3-ethylaminopropionate followed by Dieckmann cyclization of the resulting open-chain intermediates gave the corresponding ethyl 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5-oxopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylates IX'a and IX'b, respectively. These exist predominately in the enol form and undergo alkylation and oxidation reactions similar to IIIa.     

Identification of (6R)‐5,6,7,8‐Tetrahydro‐D‐monapterin (=(6R)‐2‐Amino‐5,6,7,8‐tetrahydro‐6‐[(1R,2R)‐1,2,3 ‐trihydroxypropyl]pteridin‐4(3H)‐one) as the Native Pteridine in Tetrahymena pyriformis

The structure of the native pteridine in Tetrahymena pyriformis was determined as (6R)‐5,6,7,8‐tetrahydro‐D ‐monapterin (=(6R)‐2‐amino‐5,6,7,8‐tetrahydro‐6‐[(1R,2R)‐1,2,3‐trihydroxypropyl]pteridin‐4(3H)‐one; 4 ). First, the configuration of the 1,2,3‐trihydroxypropyl side chain was confirmed as D ‐threo by the fluorescence‐detected circular dichroism (FDCD) spectrum of its aromatic pterin derivative 2 obtained by I₂ oxidation (Fig. 1). The configuration at the 6‐position of 4 was determined as (R) by comparison of its hexaacetyl derivative 6 with authentic (6R)‐ and (6S)‐hexaacetyl‐5,6,7,8‐tetrahydro‐D ‐monapterins 6 and 7 , respectively, in the HPLC, LC/MS, and LC‐MS/MS (Figs. 3 – 6). (6R)‐5,6,7,8‐Tetrahydro‐D ‐monapterin ( 4 ) is a newly discovered natural tetrahydropterin.     

Reactions of Indole and Its Derivatives with Cotarnine. Rearrangement of 5-(1-Indolyl)-4-methoxy-6-methyl- 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolines

A synthetic route to compounds of the indolyltetrahydroisoquinoline series was developed on the basis of the reaction of cotarnine with indole derivatives. Aminoalkylation of indole and its derivatives with cotarnine occurs regioselectively at the nitrogen atom of the indole fragment to give the corresponding 5-(1-indolyl)-4-methoxy-6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolines. The products were found to undergo rearrangement into isomeric 5-(3-indolyl)-4-methoxy-6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolines which constitute a new class of indolyltetrahydroisoquinoline systems.     

Design,synthesis, and anticancer activity evaluation of novel aziridine-1,2,3-triazole hybrid derivatives

Some new 1-aryl-4-[(aziridine-1-yl)diaryl-methyl]-5-methyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole derivatives 7j–s were synthesized by the one-pot reaction of diaryl-(1-aryl-5-methyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methanol compounds 6j–s formed from 1-aryl-5-methyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid derivatives. The new compounds 7j–s and 6j–s are investigated by ¹H and ¹³C NMR, MS, and IR. The anticancer activity of the synthesis target compounds was evaluated against human leukemia (HL-60) cells and human hepatoma G2 cells. Some of the compounds were highly efficient. The ¹H-NMR signals of the aziridine-ring cis-H/trans-H protons were found to be two group peaks at 1.800–1.884 and 1.183–1.327?ppm.     

Über Pterinchemie. 59. Mitteilung [1]. Konformationsanalyse von acylierten 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydropterinen

Conformational Analysis of Acylated 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydropterines The conformation of N(5)-acetates, and of N(5)- and N(8)-trifluoroacetates, respectively, of 6-methyl- and cis-6, 7-dimethyl-tetrahydropterines is studied by ¹H-NMR. spectroscopy. It is shown that the methyl group next to the acylated nitrogen atom is in quasi-axial position.     

Über Pterinchemie. 61. Mitteilung. Die Kristallstruktur von 5-Formyl-6,7-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin

The crystal structure of 5-formyl-6,7-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterine The crystal structure of the title compound, a tetrahydropterine, has been determined by X-ray analysis (direct method) and refined with 1579 structure amplitudes to R = 0.054. The crystal system is triclinic, space group P1 , with unit cell dimensions a = 7.171, b = 7.255, c = 12.369 Å, α = 100.64, β = 93.32, γ = 98.27°. The tetrahydropyrazine ring exists in a distinctly flattened conformation. The C(13)- and C(14)-CH₃-groups possess a cis-configuration with axial position for C(13)-CH₃ and equatorial for C(14)-CH₃. The carbonyl-group of the N-formyl function has an (E)-configuration.     

Synthesis of cannabinoid model compounds. Part 2: (3R, 4R)-Δ1(6)-Tetrahydrocannabinol-5″-oic acid and 4″(R,S)-Methyl-(3R, 4R)-Δ1(6)-tetrahydrocannabinol-5″-oic Acid

Two novel cannabinoid model compounds, (3R, 4R)-Δ¹⁽⁶⁾-tetrahydrocannabinol-5″-oic acid (22) and 4″(R, S)-methyl-(3R, 4R)-Δ¹⁽⁶⁾-tetrahydrocannabinol-5″-oic acid (23) were synthesized by acid-catalyzed condensation of (+)-trans-p-mentha-2, 8-dien-l-ol (1) with the substituted resorcinols 18 and 19 obtained by a Wittig reaction between 3, 5-bis(benzyloxy)benzaldehyde (7) and methyl 4-bromobutanoate (10) or methyl 4-bromo-2(R, S)-methylbutanoate (11) resp. with subsequent hydrogenation. The resulting methyl esters 20 and 21 were hydrolyzed to give acids 22 and 23 .     

Synthesis and antimicrobial testing of 2-amino-6-hydroxymethyl-4-(3H)pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidinone

Synthesis of 2-amino-6-hydroxymethyl-4-(3H)pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidinone ( 5 ) from 2-amino-6-methyl-4-(3H)-pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidinone ( 2 ) was accomplished by selenium dioxide oxidation of 2 to the aldehyde 4 followed by sodium borohydride reduction. Compound 2 was available in four steps from 5-aminouracil or in two steps from 5-nitroisocytosine ( 3a ). Catalytic reduction of 4 or 5 gave a mixture of 2-amino-6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-(3H)pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidinone ( 6a ) and the 6-hydroxymethyl compound 6b . These compounds showed only weak inhibitory activity in the coupled reactions catalyzed by 7,8-dihydro-6-hydroxymethylpterin pyrophosphokinase and 7,8-dihydropteroate synthetase from E. Coli. No significant antibacterial activity was observed.