14-Hydroxytaxodion: Partialsynthese und Reaktionen

The hitherto unknown diterpenoid 14-hydroxytaxodione ( 10a ) has been prepared by oxidation of 6β-hydroxyroyleanone. Its solutions exhibit a dynamic structural behaviour (UV./VIS/. and NMR.) and lead to an equilibrium mixture of the 11, 14- and the 6, 12-dioxo forms. By methylation and acetylation the 6, 12-dioxo form can be isolated. Chloroform solutions of 14-hydroxytaxodione slowly set up a mixture of coleon V ( 2a ), coleon U ( 3 ) and dimeric products (later established as grandidone C, grandidone D and 7-epigrandidone D). Therefore, coleon V ( 2a ) owing to its strong intramolecular H-bond is more stable than 7, 14-dihydroxy-taxodione ( 2b ).     

Struktur und Partialsynthese von dimerem Coleon F

Structure and Partial Synthesis of Dimeric Coleon F Coleon F ( 1a ), on standing in solution, slowly dimerizes to the labile C(7)-epimeric spiro-dihydrofuranes 2a/2b whose structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Oxydative addition of 1a to another molecule of 1a in the presence of Fétizon's reagent rapidly yields 2a/2b , thus confirming their structures as (4bS,9RS,10′aS)4,4a,10′,10′a-tetrahydro-1′,6-dihydroxy-1,2,4a,7′,8′,10′a-hexamethyl-3′,7-bis(2-propenyl)-spiro[3H,9H-phenanthren-9,5′-5′H-phenanthro[1,10-bc]furan]-2,3,5,8,9′-pentone.     

Diterpenoide Drüsenfarbstoffe aus Labiaten: Coleone U,V, W und 14-O-Formyl-coleon-V sowie 2 Royleanone aus Plectranthus myrianthus BRIQ.; cis- und trans-A/B-6, 7-Dioxoroyleanon

Leaf-gland Pigments: Coleons U, V, W, 14- O -Formyl-coleon-V, and two Royleanones from Plectranthus myrianthus BRIQ. ; cis - and trans -A/B-6,7-Dioxoroyleanones From leaf-glands of the South-African P. myrianthus (Labiatae) the following diterpenoids have been isolated and their structures established: coleon U, C₂₀H₂₆O₅ (6, 11, 12, 14-tetrahydroxy-abieta-5, 8, 11, 13-tetraene-7-one, 2a ); coleon V, C₂₀H₂₆O₅ (11, 12, 14-trihydroxy-abieta-8, 11, 13-triene-6, 7-dione, 4a ); coleon W, C₂₂H₂₈O₈ (16(or 17)-acetoxy-6, 11, 12, 14, 17 (or 16)-pentahydroxy-abieta-5, 8, 11, 13-tetraene-7-one, 6 ); 14-O-formyl-coleon-V, C₂₁H₂₆O₆ (14-formyloxy-11, 12-dihydroxy-abieta-8, 11, 13-triene-6, 7-dione, 4b ); 7α-formyloxy-6β-hydroxyroyleanone, C₂₁H₂₈O₆ (7α-formyloxy-6β, 12-dihydroxy-abieta-8, 12-diene-11, 14-dione, 1a ); the already known 6β, 7α-dihydroxyroyleanone ( 1c ) and a dimeric abietane derivative whose structure is not yet elucidated. This is the first record of a co-occurrence of coleons and royleanones in the same plant. In the course of chemical investigations of 4a and 4b the highly oxidized trans- and cis-A/B-6,7-dioxoroyleanones ( 5a and 5b ) were obtained.     

Diterpenoide Drüsenfarbstoffe: Coleon L,ein neues Diosphenol aus Coleus somaliensis S. MOORE; Revision der Strukturen von Coleon H,I, I′ und K

Leaf-gland Pigments: Coleon L, a New Diosphenolic Compound from Coleus somaliensis, S. MOORE ; Revision of the Structures of Coleon H, I, I′ and K From leaf-glands of C. somaliensis a new, highly oxidized diosphenolic hydroquinone belonging to the abietane series was isolated in minute quantities. The new compound, coleon L ( 4c ; C₂₄H₃₀O₁₀), is very labile and transformed into its tautomer coleon K (5d) on standing in solution. ¹H-NMR. spectra of coleon L showed clearly that the points of attachment of the two acetoxy groups are at C(3) and C(16) contrary to the positions expected from our previously published structure 3 for coleon K. Application of a recently elaborated conversion of trans-A/B-6,7-diketones of type 5 into the cis-isomers 6 allowed to assign unambiguously the β-configuration to the hydroxyl group at C(3) using pyridin induced solvent shifts. This confirmed structure 4c and 5d for coleon L and K, respectively. Based on similar reasons, the configuration at C(3) of coleon H, I and I′ had to be revised, the structures of these coleons being 4b , 5b and 5c , respectively.     

Neue Diterpene aus Blattdrüsen von Plectranthus barbatus (Labiatae). Die absolute Konfiguration der 2-Hydroxypropyl-Seitenkette in Coleon E

Novel Diterpenoids from Leaf Glands of Plectranthus barbatus (Labiatae). The Absolute Configuration of the 2-Hydroxypropyl Group in Coleon E In addition to the previously reported quinone methides coleon E ( 1a ), coleon F ( 2a ) and the spirocoleon 9 (plectrin), novel rearranged abietanoid dienediones, called (16R)-plectrinon A ( 3a ) and plectrinon B ( 5 ) as well as the allylroyleanone 8a have been isolated from Plectranthus barbatus and their structures elucidated mainly by spectroscopy. Closer investigation of acetylations of 1a and 2a established the hitherto unknown structures 1c , 2c , 3b , 10a , 10b , 11a , 11b , 12a , and 12b . The derivatives 3b , 11a , 11b , 12a , and 12a , and 12b are the products of a nucleophilic attack at the quinone methide system. The analysis of the ¹³C-NMR spectra led to the full assignment of the signals in 1a , 1b , 2a , 3a , and 8a . Correlations by partial syntheses of 3a , from coleon E( 1a ), after oxidation or acetylation/saponification of the latter, established the (R)-configuration of the 2-hydroxypropyl group in 1a . The biomimetic transformation of plectrin ( 9 ) into (16R)-coleon E ( 1a ) is shown to proceed via the unexpected, highly reactive 2-methylspiro[cyclopropane-1,2′-(2′H)-phenanthrene]-1′,3′, 6′-trione 13 . The solvolysis of the spiro(methylcyclopropane) moiety takes place with inversion of the configuration at the attacked C-atom, as established in a previous communication. The 1,3,6-trione 13 is supposed to be also the key intermediate in the biosynthesis of the allyl group in coleon F ( 2a ) which proceeds via a homosigmatropic [1,5]-H shift.     

Glyconothio-O-lactones Part II. Cycloaddition to Dienes,Diazomethane, and Carbenoids

The addition of dienes, diazomethane, and carbenoids to the manno- and ribo-configurated thio-γ-O-lactones 1 and 2 was investigated. Thus, 1 (Scheme 1) reacted with 2,3-dimethylbutadiene (→ 4 , 73%), cyclopentadiene (→ 5a/b 1:1, 70%), cyclohexa- 1,3-diene (→ 9a/b 2:3, 92%), and the electron-rich butadiene 6 (→ 7a/b 3:1, 82%). Wheras 5a/b was separated by flash chromatography, 7a/b was desilylated leading to the thiapyranone 8 . Selective hydrolysis of one isopropylidene group of 9a/b and flash chromatography gave 10a and 10b . The structures of the adducts were elucidated by X-ray analysis ( 4 ), by NOE experiments ( 4 , 5a , 5b , 7a/b , 10a , and 10b ), and on the basis of a homoallylic coupling ( 7a/b ). The additions occurred selectively from the ‘exo’ -side of 1 . Only a weak preference for the ‘endo’-adducts was observed. Hydrogenation of 9a/b with Raney-Ni (EtOH, room temperature) gave the thiabicyclo [2.2.2]octane 11 . Under harsher conditions (dioxane, 110°), 9a/b was reduced to the cyclohexyl ß-D C-glycoside 12 which was deprotected to 13 . X-Ray analysis of 13 proved that the desulfuration occurred with inversion of the anomeric configuration. The regioselective addition of the dihydropyridine 14 to 1 (Scheme 2) and the methanolysis of the crude adduct 15 gave the lactams 16a (32%) and 16b (38%). Desilylation of 15 with Bu₄NF · 3H₂O, however, gave the unsaturated piperidinedione 17 (92%) which was deprotected to the tetrol 18 (65%). Similarly, 2 was transformed via 19 (62%) into the triol 20 (74%). The cycloaddition of 1 with CH₂N₂ (Scheme 3) gave a 35:65 mixture of the 2,5-dihydro- 1,3,4-triazole 21 and the crystalline 4,5-dihydro 1,2,3-triazole 22 . Treatment of 21 and 22 with base gave the hydroxytriazoles 23 and 24 , respectively. The structure of 24 was established by X-ray analysis. The triazole mixture 21/22 was separated by prep. HPLC at 5°. At room temperature, 21 already decomposed (half-life 21.6 h) leading in CDCI₃ solution to a complex mixture (containing ca. 20–25% of the spirothiirane 27 and ca. 7–10% of its anomer) and in MeOH solution exclusively to the O,O,S-ortholactone 26 . Crystals of 22 proved be stable at 105°. Upon heating in petroleum ether at 100°, 22 was transformed into a ca. 1:1 mixture of 27 and the enol ether 28 . The reaction of 1 with ethyl diazoacetate (Scheme 4) in the presence of Rh₂(OAc)₄. 2H₂O gave the unsaturated esters 29 (33%) and 30 (26%), whereas the analogous reaction with diethyl diazomalonate afforded the spirothiirane 31 (68%) and the enol ether 32 (29%). Complete transformation of 31 into 32 was achieved by the treatment with P(NEt₂)₃. Similary, 33 (69%) was prepared from 2 .     

Spirocoleone: Synthese und Charakterisierung von vier diastereomeren Spiro (methylcyclopropan)-Substrukturen; Revision der Konfiguration an C(12) und C(15) von Coleon P und Derivaten sowie von Coleon-Z-Derivaten; Röntgenstrukturanalysen von Lanugon J und weiteren Spirocoleonen

Spirocoleons: Synthesis and Characterization of Four Diastereomeric Spiro (methylcyclopropane) Substructures; Revision of the Configuration at C(12) and C(15) of Coleon P and Derivatives and Coleon-Z Derivatives; X-Ray Analysis of Lanugon J and of Further Spirocoleons X-ray analyses show the correctness of the previously published structure of coleon Q (1) , establish the structure of lanugon J (4a) , and necessitate a revision of the configuration at C(12) and C(15) in coleon P (3a) and its derivatives 3b and 3c , and furthermore of the coleon Z derivatives 11a–11d . Two further diastereomeric spiro (methylcyclopropane) substructures have been generated by photoisomerization of lanugon J (4a) and 12-O-desacetylcoleon N (8) ; they represent the novel cis-type B with (12R, 13R, 15S)- and the novel trans-type D with (12R, 13R, 15R)-configuration (Scheme 1). The structures of the photoproducts 5a ((12R, 13R, 15R)-lanugon J) and 7a ((12R, 13R, 15S)-lanugon J) were established by X-ray analysis. So far, only two of the eight possible diastereomers of the spiro-(methylcyclopropane) substructure I have been detected in nature, i.e. the trans-type A with (12R, 13S, 15S)- and the cis-type C with (12R, 13S, 15R)-configuration. The four diastereomers A-D , all possessing (12R)-configuration, show very similar properties. However, careful comparison of spectral and chiroptical data allow a differentiation, even in the case of functionalization of H₃C(17). The (12S)-counter-parts could not yet be prepared.     

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.     

Effects of Non-planarity in the Radical Anions of Tribenzo[a,c,e]cyclooctenes

Reduction of tribenzo[a,c,e]cyclooctene ( 2 ) and its 2,3- and 1,4-dimethyl derivatives ( 4 and 5 ), as well as of 1,1-dimethyl-10,11-propane-2,2-diylidene-1H-benzo[5,6]cycloocta[1,2,3,4-def]fluorene ( 6 ) and its 5,6-didehydro derivative ( 7 ) was followed by cyclic voltammetry. The radical anions of these compounds and those of their derivatives (D) 2 , (D) 5 , and (D) 6 , deuteratsd at C(9) in 1 and 5 or in the corresponding position of 6, have been characterized with the use of ESR, ENDOR, and TRIPLE-resonance spectroscopy. The cyclic-voltammetric and proton-hyperfine data are consistent with the increasing deviations of the radical anions from planarity in the order These deviations, due to steric or interferences in the peri-positions 1?14 and 4?5, are removed in and by the introduction of bridging groups. The non-plalarity affects the thermodynamic and kinetic stabilities of the radical anions and causes a shift in the π-spin distribution away from that benzene ring which is linked to the two others by the essential single bonds C(4a)? C(4b) and C(14a)? C(14b). This finding suggests that the steric hindrance in , and is alleviated by twisting this ring out of coplanarity with the remaining (Z)-stilbene-like π-system.     

Conformational behavior on 2,2,3-trisubstituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline alkaloids,virantmycin, benzastatins,and their congeners,evaluated by semi-empirical molecular orbital calculations

The conformational behaviors on ring inversion between two half-chair conformers a and b in physiologically active 2,2,3-trisubstituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline alkaloids, virantmycin ( 1 ), benzastatin C ( 6 ), benzastatin D ( 7 ), and their congeners 2–5 , which were revealed by their nmr studies have been quantitatively evaluated by semi-empirical molecular orbital calculations (PM3). The geometries of respective half-chair conformers a and b in compounds 1–7 were optimized and it was found that their thermodynamic distributions are approximately valid in comparison with the coupling constants observed in their nmr experiments. Furthermore, these calculations estimated the energy barriers for ring inversion in compounds 1–7 in the range of ca. 4.86–11.13 kcal/mol, which were compatible with rapid interconversions between a and b at room temperature.     

Synthesis of 24-Methylidene[24-14C]- and 24-Methylidene[7-3H]cholesterol

The syntheses of 24-methylidene[24-¹⁴C]cholesterol ( 7a ) and of 24-methylidene[7-³H]cholesterol ( 7b ) from commercially available (20S)-3-oxopregn-4-ene-20-carbaldehyde ( 1 ) are described. The method also provides simple preparations of 3β-acetoxy[24-¹⁴C]chol-5-en-24-oic acid ( 4 ) and 24-oxocholest-5-en-3β-yl acetate ( 6b ).     

A new bioactive diterpenoid from pestalotiopsis adusta,an endophytic fungus from clerodendrum canescens

Bioassay-guided fractionation of the culture extract of Pestalotiopsis adusta, an endophytic fungus isolated from the medicinal plant Clerodendrum canescens, led to the isolation of one new, (10S)-12,16-epoxy-17(15→16)-abeo-3,5,8,12,15-abietapentaen-2,7,11,14-tetraone (1), and four known diterpenoids, teuvincenone F (2), uncinatone (3), coleon U (4), coleon U-12-methyl ether (5). These structures were identified by using spectroscopic methods, including UV, MS, 1D and 2D NMR experiments. This is the first report of these compounds being isolated from a Pestalotiopsis species. The cytotoxic activities of the compounds were evaluated, and compounds 1 and 3 demonstrated cytotoxic activities against the HL-60 tumour cell line (IC₅₀ ＜ 20 μM).     

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.     

Enantionselektive Synthese des L-Threonins

An Enantionselective Synthesis of L-Threonine An enantioselective synthesis of L-threonine ( 1 ) is described. Racemic ethyl 2-acetamido-3-oxobutyrate ( 6 ) was synthesized from ethyl acetoacetate ( 2 ) [4][5] and then transformed to the epimeric optically active alcohols 7a and 7b by microbiological reduction with Saccharomyces rouxii. The Mixture 7a/7b could be converted to 1 by slightly modified, known Methods in a yield of ca. 52% with respect to 7a/7b .     

Diterpenoide Drüsenfarbstoffe aus Labiaten: 11 Coleone und Royleanone aus Coleus carnosus HASSK

Diterpenoid Leaf-Gland Pigments: 11 Coleons and Royleanones from Coleus carnosus HASSK . The above mentioned plant has been investigated for its leaf-gland pigments. The following diterpenoids have been isolated (listed according to their elution from Sephadex LH-20, SiO₂ and polyamide; in parentheses the yield of each product in g/kg dried leafs): royleanone ( 1 )/6,7-dehydroroyleanone ( 2 ) (0.004, as a mixture); 7α-acetyloxyroyleanone ( 3 , 0.009); a novel dimeric diterpene of hitherto unknown structure (0.03); horminone ( 4 , 0.08); 6β-hydroxyroyleanone ( 5 , 0.04, new as a natural product); 7α-acetyloxy-6β-hydroxyroyleanone ( 6 , 5.45); 6β, 7α-dihydroxyroyleanone ( 7 , 1.20); 7α-acetyloxy-6β, 20-dihydroxyroyleanone ( 8 , 0.046, a novel compound); coleon U ( 9 , 1.32); coleon V ( 10 , 13.84); carnosolone (6α, 11, 12-trihydroxy-6,20-epoxymethano-abieta-8, 11, 13-trien-7-one ( 11 ), 1.25, a novel compound). Therefore, this plant is one of the richest one in royleanones and coleons so far investigated by us (pure crystalline compounds 2,3%, estimated total amount > 3% of dry weight). Among the isolated compounds carnosolone ( 11 ) is of special interest being the first of a group of colourless diterpenoids from Coleus- and Plectranthus- species turning blue on TLC. Its oxydation product 12 is one of the rare 4-acyl-ortho-quinones having high reactivity and characteristic spectral properties.     

Regioselectivity,Stereoselectivity, and Isotopically Sensitive Branching in the Fe(I)-Mediated Dehydrogenation of Octane-1,8-diol in the Gas Phase

Regio- and stereospecific labeling experiments are conducted to unravel the mechanistic features of the Fe⁺-induced dehydrogenation of octane-1,8-diol in the gas phase. With regard to the regioselectivity, ca. 20% of molecular hydrogen originates from the C(3)/C(4) or the equivalent C(5)/C(6) positions. The remaining 80% are, provided by the C(4)/C(5) methylene units. The steps, preceding the reductive elimination of hydrogen, are irreversible, and the overall reaction follows a 1,2-elimination mode. The loss of HD from C(3)/C(4) is associated with a kinetic isotope effect K/K_HD = 1.68. Formation of D₂ from the positions C(4)/C(5) has an isotope effect of K/K = 4.7; this figure is slightly dependent on the configuration at C(4)/C(5). Most interesting is the finding that the configuration at C(4)/C(5) in [4,5-D₂]octane-1,8-diol, i.e. 5c vs. 5d , plays a pivotal role in the dehydrogenation of the central C(4)/C(5) part. This unexpected and unprecedented result is explained in terms of conformational analysis. A staggered-like conformation serves as a precursor to generate a trans-fused bicyclic intermediate 6 . It is this very intermediate from which most of the molecular hydrogen is eliminated. Of minor importance is the as-fused chelate 7 , which is formed from an eclipsed-like conformation of the octane-1,8-diol/Fe⁺ complex. The contribution of 6 and 7 to the product formation is controlled by the relative configuration at the labeled positions C(4)/C(5). For the D,L-form 5c , we estimate a ratio of ca. 9:1 for the contribution of 6 vs. 7 ; due to an isotope effect, this ratio drops to 1:85:1 for the meso-form 5d . This finding constitutes the first example for the existence of isotopically sensitive branching (‘metabolic switching’) in gas-phase organometallic chemistry.     

D-Gluconhydroximo-1,5-lactam and Related N-Arylcarbamates Theoretical Calculations,Structure, Synthesis,and Inhibitory Effect on β-Glucosidases

The known D -gluconhydroximo-1,5-lactam (= D -glucono-1,5-lactam oxime) 7a , its nitrogen isotopomers 7b and 7c , and the N-arylcarbamates 26–29 were synthesized from 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-D -glucono-1,5-lactam ( 11a ) and its nitrogen isotopomer 11b to establish the controversial structure of 7a and to study the inhibition of β-glucosidases by the N-arylcarbamates 26–29 . Conversion of 11a with Lawesson's reagent yielded a mixture of the thionolactam 15a and its manno-configurated isomer 16a , which was transformed into a mixture of the benzylated hydroximo-lactam 13a and the manno-isomer 17a . Debenzylation (Na/NH₃) and acetylation of this mixture led to the gluco-configurated pentaacetate 14a and the manno-isomer 18a . Treatment of 11a with Et₃O·BF₄ and then with H₂NOH gave exclusively the benzylated D -gluconhydroximo-1,5-lactam (benzylated D-nojirilactam oxime) 13a , which was transformed into 14a . Deacetylation of 14a yielded the hydroximo-lactam 7a . The isotopomers 7b and 7c were obtained by analogous reaction sequences, using either ¹⁵NH₃ or ¹⁵NH₂OHHCl. To prepare the acetylated N-arylcarbamates 20–25 , 13a was debenzylated and acetylated (→ 14a ), followed by selective deacetylation to the tetraacetate 19a and treatment with the appropriate isocyanates. The structure of the 2-chlorophenyl carbamate 21 was established by X-ray analysis. Deacetylation of 20–23 led to the N-arylcarbamates 26–29 . The ¹⁵N-NMR spectra of 7b , 7c , and of their precursors 13b , 13c , 14b , and 14c , show that the C?N bond in all these lactam oximes is exocyclic as predicted from semiempirical and ab initio SCF-MO calculations on the structure of acetamide oxime and 5-pentanelactam oxime. According to these calculations, 5-pentanelactam oxime is a (Z)-configurated, flattened chair. X-ray analysis established the structure of D -glucono-1,5-lactam oxime ( 7a ) in the solid state, where it adopts a conformation between ⁴C₁ and ⁴H₃. In H₂O, 7a is a flattened ⁴C₁. The calculations also predict that protonation at the exocyclic N-atom strengthens the conjugation between the endocyclic N-atom and the hydroxyimino group, and leads to a half-chair conformation. This is evidenced by the chemical shift differences in the ¹⁵N-NMR spectra observed upon protonation of 7b and 7c . The hydroximolactam 7a and the N-arylcarbamates 26–29 are competitive inhibitors of the β-glucosidases from sweet almond (emulsin) and from Agrobacterium faecalis (= Abg), with K_I values between 8 and 21·10^?6M against emulsin (at pH 6.8) and between 0.15 and 1.2·10^?6M against Abg (at pH 7.0).     

Highly Antiplasmodial Non‐Natural Oxidative Products of Dioncophylline A: Synthesis,Absolute Configuration,and Conformational Stability

Four new compounds, the monomeric dioncotetralones A ( 6 a ) and B ( 6 b ) and the dimeric compounds jozimine A₃ ( 7 ) and jozimine A₄ ( 9 ), were semi‐synthesized from the natural product dioncophylline A ( 4 ) and its 5′‐O‐demethylated derivative ( 5 ), respectively, under phenol oxidative reaction conditions. Dioncotetralones A ( 6 a ) and B ( 6 b ) possess an unprecedented Z‐configured double bond, in contrast to the classic biaryl axis that is present in the precursor dioncophylline A ( 4 ), and an additional stereogenic center at the C2′ atom was generated due to the dearomatization. The resulting steric repulsion forced the expected planar double bond into a helical distorted conformation. The homocoupling of 5 yielded compounds 7 and 9 , the latter of which is the first sp³–sp² coupled product of a monomeric naphthylisoquinoline with a reduced one and, thus, contains a newly generated stereogenic center. The full stereostructures of 6 a , 6 b , 7 , and 9 were successfully elucidated by the interplay of spectroscopic methods (1D/2D NMR and electronic circular‐dichroism spectroscopy) in combination with quantum‐chemical calculations. In addition, compounds 6 a and 7 exhibited high antiplasmodial activities with excellent half‐maximal inhibitory concentration values.     

BECKMANN-Umlagerung und Fragmentierung. II. Teil. Versuche zur 7-Zentren-Fragmentierung von γ-Aminoketoximen. Fragmentierungsreaktionen, 19. Mitteilung

The occurrence of so-called synchronous 7 -centre-fragmentation has been excluded for γ-amino-ketoxime derivatives N? C? C? C? C?N? X. Fragmentation may occur, however, by another route. Reaction rates of the p-toluenesulfonates of (4-quinuclidinyl)-methyl-ketoxime ( 10b ) and (3β-tropanyl)-methyl-ketoxime ( 14b ) in 80% ethanol and the resulting products have been determined. Whereas the latter γ-aminoketoxime underwent quantitative BECKMANN rearrangement to 3β-acetylaminotropane ( 29 ), the former yielded 3% fragmentation products besides rearranged 4-acetylamino-quinuclidine ( 13 ). A kinetic study reveals that both 10b and 14b react via the rearranged nitrilium ions 12a and 16a , respectively. In the case of the N-(4-quinuclidinyl)-acetonitrilium ion ( 12a ) 5-centre-fragmentation competes with hydration to the amide 13 .     

Network Motifs and Thermal Properties of Copper(I) Halide and Pseudohalide Coordination Polymers with 1, 7‐ and 4, 7‐Phenanthroline

The coordination polymers [CuBr(1, 7‐phen‐κN7)] ( 1a ), [CuI(1, 7‐phen)] ( 2a ) and [(CuI)₂(1, 7‐phen‐κN7)] ( 2b ) may be prepared by treatment of the appropriate copper(I) halide with 1, 7‐phenanthroline (1, 7‐phen) in acetonitrile. 1a exhibits staircase CuBr double chains, 2a novel quadruple CuI chains. Their thermal properties were investigated by DTA‐TG and temperature resolved powder X‐ray diffraction. On heating, both 1:1 compounds decompose to 2:1 polymers and then finally to CuBr or CuI. With 4, 7‐phenanthroline (4, 7‐phen), CuBr affords both 1:1 and 2:1 complexes ( 5a , 5b ), CuI 1:1 , 2:1 and 3:1 complexes( 6a , 6b , 6c ) in acetonitrile at 20 °C. 5a and 6a display lamellar coordination networks, with the former containing zigzag CuBr single chains, the latter 4‐membered (CuI)₂ rings. A second 2:1 complex [(CuI)₂(4, 7‐phen‐μ‐N4, N7)] ( 6b ′) with staircase CuI double chains can be obtained by reacting CuI with 4, 7‐phen in a sealed glass tube at 110 °C. Both 5a and 6a exhibit thermal decomposition pathways of the general type 1:1 → 2:1 → 3:1 → CuX, and novel CuX triple chains are proposed for the isostructural 3:1 polymers 5c and 6c . X‐ray structures are reported for complexes 1a , 2b , [(CuCN)₃(CH₃CN)(1, 7‐phen‐μ‐N1, N7)] ( 3c· CH₃CN), [CuSCN(1, 7‐phen‐κN7)] ( 4a ), 5a , 6a and [CuCN(4, 7‐phen‐μ‐N4, N7)] ( 7a ).