Synthesis of 1-TRiacontanol

Several studies describing the synthesis of 1-triacontanol have appeared¹ following the report² that application of 1-triacontanol (1), an active constituent of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), increased the yields of tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, rice, corn and several other crop species. We detail here a convenient synthesis of 1-triacontanol, and the salient feature of this synthesis is that these reactions are inexpensive, simple and amenable to multigram synthesis.     

Effects of the tumor promoter TPA on the induction of DNA synthesis in normal and RSV-transformed rat fibroblasts.

Induction of DNA synthesis by the tumor promoter tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate (TPA) was studied in a line of cultured rat fibroblasts (Rat-1) and their Rous sarcoma virus-transformed derivative (Rat-1 (RSV)). Following serum deprivation for 54 h to achieve quiescence, semiconservative DNA replication was measured by incubation of cells in BrdUrd and FdUrd after serum stimulation in the presence or absence of TPA. Optimal concentrations of TPA (0.1--0.5 microgram/ml) in serum-free medium induced a small increase (10--15%) in the amount of DNA made over a 30-h period in both Rat-1 and Rat-1 (RSV) cells. When Rat-1 cells were stimulated by a 4-h serum pulse, 30% of the DNA was replicated by 30 h. If the serum pulse was followed by TPA addition, 70% DNA replication was observed. If the serum pulse was preceded by TPA addition, the onset of DNA synthesis was delayed by several houses, but stimulation of DNA synthesis occurred. In contrast, the Rat-1 (RSV) cells did not show an increased in DNA synthesis induced by TPA in similar protocols, but the serum-induced onset of DNA synthesis was delayed by several hours in the presence of TPA. Therefore, TPA acts as a co-inducer of DNA synthesis in the Rat-1 but not in the Rat-1 (RSV) cells. The parent alcohol, phorbol, was inactive in Rat-1 cells, but delayed the onset of DNA synthesis in the Rat-1 (RSV) cells. We conclude that the co-inducing and delaying activities of TPA on DNA synthesis appear to be distinct and to act a different points in the G1 phase of the cell cycle.     

A new synthesis of the cylindrocarine group of alkaloids

The Kuehne synthesis of anilinoacrylate alkaloids has been adapted to afford a new synthesis of (±)-12-demethoxy-N-acetylcylindrocarine, (±)-cylindrocarine, and (±)-N-formylcylindrocarine.     

Synthesis of maremycins A and D1 via cycloaddition of a nitrone with (E)-3-ethylidene-1-methylindolin-2-one

A concise synthesis of maremycins A and D1 has been accomplished via cycloaddition of a chiral cyclic nitrone with ( E)-3-ethylidene-1-methylindolin-2-one as a key step. This synthesis clarifies the stereochemistry of the maremycins and is suitable for large-scale synthesis for biological screening.     

合成条件对TS-1结构及其催化氯丙烯环氧化的影响

采用水热法合成了TS-1分子筛，根据XRD、FT-IR、FT-Raman和UV-Vis的表征结果计算了TS-1的相对结晶度和骨架钛相对含量，并以氯丙烯环氧化反应为探针反应，研究了合成条件对TS-1的结构和催化性能的影响，结果表明，TS-1的结晶度随合成液中Si／Ti比和TPAOH／Si比的增大呈先增大后减小的趋势，TS-1的骨架钛相对含量也随合成液中钛含量的减少呈先增大后减小的趋势，随TPAOH含量的增加TS-1的骨架钛相对含量和非骨架钛含量一直增加，且非骨架钛的类型有所改变．具有较高结晶度和骨架钛含量及较低非骨架钛含量的TS-1的催化性能较好．较好的氯丙烯的转化率和环氧氯丙烷的选择性分别为92．1％和87．5％．     

Synthesis of the C(1)-C(25) fragment of amphidinol 3: application of the double-allylboration reaction for synthesis of 1,5-diols

[structure: see text] A synthesis of the C(1)-C(25) fragment of amphidinol 3 is described. The synthesis features two applications of double allylboration reaction methodology for the highly stereoselective synthesis of 1,5-diol units in the C(1)-C(15) segment.     

An efficient total synthesis of 9-methoxycarbazole-3-carbaldehyde based on a novel methodology for the preparation of methoxyindoles

A direct synthesis of naturally occurring 9-methoxycarbazole-3-carbaldehyde 1, based on our methodology for the synthesis of 1-methoxyindoles, is reported. A novel benzannulation strategy was employed using ring closing metathesis as the key step in this total synthesis. The synthesis of the natural product 1 has been achieved in seven steps in 14% overall yield from commercial materials and in only four steps from a methoxyindole compound obtained using the new methodology.     

An improved asymmetric synthesis of malyngamide U and its 2'-epimer

An accelerated and improved asymmetric synthesis of malyngamide U (1) and its 2'-epimer (2'-epi-1) was accomplished from readily available n-hexanal, ethanolamine and (R)-(-)-carvone. The key steps involved a Johnson-Claisen rearrangement in the synthesis of an unsaturated carboxylic acid 4 and an aldol reaction in the construction of the skeleton of 1 and 2'-epi-1. There are 13 steps in the synthesis, with a 2.7% overall yield for 1 and a 0.4% yield for 2'-epi-1.     

Efficient total syntheses of phytoalexin and (+/-)-paniculidine B and C based on the novel methodology for the preparation of 1-methoxyindoles

A general route to 2-unsubstituted-1-methoxyindoles, based on our methodology for the synthesis of 1-methoxyindoles, is reported. This synthesis renders accessibility to a variety of natural products possessing the said skeleton. A direct synthesis of phytoalexin (1), (+/-)-paniculidine B (2), and (+/-)-paniculidine C (3) is disclosed based on the methodology. The synthesis of paniculidine B (2) has been achieved from aldehyde 10 in only two steps in 88% yield and in five steps from a methoxyindole compound 8 obtained using our earlier methodology.     

Effect of sildenafil citrate on interleukin-1beta-induced nitric oxide synthesis and iNOS expression in SW982 cells

The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of sildenafil citrate on IL-1β-induced nitric oxide (NO) synthesis and iNOS expression in human synovial sarcoma SW982 cells. IL-1β stimulated the cells to generate NO in both dose- and time-dependent manners. The IL-1β-induced NO synthesis was inhibited by guanylate cyclase (GC) inhibitor, LY83583. When the cells were treated with 8-bromo-cGMP, a hydrolyzable analog of cGMP, NO synthesis was increased upto 5-fold without IL-1β treatment suggesting that cGMP is an essential component for increasing the NO synthesis. Synoviocytes and chondrocytes contain strong cGMP phosphodiesterase (PDE) activity, which has biochemical features of PDE5. When SW982 cells were pretreated with sildenafil citrate (Viagra), a PDE5 specific inhibitor, sildenafil citrate significantly inhibited IL-1β-induced NO synthesis and iNOS expressions. From this result, we noticed that PDE5 activity is required for IL-1β-induced NO synthesis and iNOS expressions in human synovial sarcoma cells, and sildenafil citrate may be able to suppress an inflammatory reaction of synovium through inhibition of NO synthesis and iNOS expression by cytokines.     

First synthesis of caerulomycin B. A new synthesis of caerulomycin C

Caerulomycins produced by Streptomyces caeruleus are bipyridinic molecules endowed with antibiotic properties. The first synthesis of caerulomycin B (1) as well as a new synthesis of caerulomycin C (2) are reported. Starting from 3-hydroxypyridine, the same methodology was used to prepare both compounds 1 and 2. Efficiently controlled reactions such as metalation to allow the synthesis of 2,6-diiodo-3,4-dialkoxypyridines, which are key intermediates, and further halogen-lithium exchange and cross-coupling to reach the targets molecules 1 and 2 have been developed.     

Green chemistry approach to the synthesis of N-substituted piperidones

An efficient green chemistry approach to the synthesis of N-substituted piperidones and piperidines was developed and applied to the synthesis of 1-(2-pyridinylmethyl)-piperidin-4-one, 1, a key starting material for the synthesis of LY317615, an antiangiogenic agent currently under development at Eli Lilly and Company (Chart 1).(1) The general utility of this methodology, which presents significant advantages over the classical Dieckman approach to this class of compounds, was also demonstrated by the direct synthesis of a series of substituted piperidones and piperidines, including potential dopamine D4 receptor antagonists 2 and 3, that have been evaluated in the clinic as antipsychotic agents (Chart 2).(2)     

钐试剂在有机合成中的应用

钐试剂在有机合成中的应用是近年来有机合成方法学研究中的热点之一。综述了十余年来本课题组在钐试剂应用于有机合成方面所开展的有关工作：(1)二碘化钐作为偶联剂和还原剂在有机合成中的应用;(2)金属钐直接应用于有机合成;(3)三碘化钐作为路易斯酸应用于有机合成;(4)有机钐试剂在有机合成中的应用。     

Synthesis of isoxazoline N-oxides and its application in the formal synthesis of dehydroclausenamide

A protocol for the synthesis of isoxazoline N-oxides and its application in the formal synthesis of dehydroclausenamide are described. Sulfonium salt 1 reacts with substituted nitroalkenes smoothly to generate isoxazoline N-oxides in high to excellent yields with dr higher than 99/1. Its asymmetric version has been developed by using cinchona alkaloid-derived ammonium salts 6a and 6b instead of sulfonium salt 1 and higher than 96% ee values are achieved. This method has also been successfully applied to the formal synthesis of dehydroclausenamide.     

木脂素类化合物的全合成研究

综述了本研究小组近几年在木脂素全合成研究中取得的新进展。主要包括三部分：通过β-酮酸酯偶联反应来合成去甲二氢愈创木酸及多种其它类型木脂素;通过氧化银偶联和DDQ合环首次合成黄酮木脂素(±)-Sinaiticin;通过Sharpless不对称双羟化为关键步骤首次手性合成1,4-苯并二氧六环类新木脂素。     

Total synthesis of (+)-tubelactomicin A. 2. Synthesis of the upper-half segment and completion of the total synthesis

[reaction: see text]. We have completed the total synthesis of natural (+)-tubelactomicin A (1), a 16-membered macrolide antibiotic. This Letter presents a highly efficient synthesis of the upper-half segment (C14-C24) and the completion of the total synthesis featuring a high-yielding Stille coupling for the connection of the upper-half and lower-half segments and Mukaiyama macrolactonization for the construction of the entire structure of 1.     

Total synthesis of (+)-acutiphycin

Synthetic studies toward the total synthesis of (+)-acutiphycin (1) resulted in the discovery of additive-free, highly regioselective nickel-catalyzed reductive coupling reactions of aldehydes and 1,6-enynes and the construction of an advanced intermediate in studies directed toward the synthesis of 1. Ultimately, although not employing the nickel-catalyzed reaction, a highly convergent total synthesis of (+)-acutiphycin featuring an intermolecular SmI2-mediated Reformatsky coupling reaction and macrolactonization initiated by a retro-ene reaction of an alkoxyalkyne was achieved. The resulting synthesis was 18 steps in the longest linear sequence from either methyl acetoacetate or isobutyraldehyde.     

Synthetic Study Towards the Total Synthesis of Neocarzinostatin Chromophore

The chromophores of enediyne chromoprotein anticancer antibiotics have attracted a lot of efforts towards the total synthesis. Very recently, Myers group^[1] reported the first synthesis of neocarzinostatin chromophore 1. The key point of our approach for the total synthesis of this compound is to construct the highly strained and unstable bicyclic[7.3.0]epoxyenediyne core at the late stage of synthesis using an intramolecular acetylide aldehyde ring closure. The proposed approach is illustrated retrosynthetically as follows (Scheme).     

Total synthesis of (-)-5,6,11-trideoxytetrodotoxin and its 4-epimer

[reaction: see text] The first total synthesis of 5,6,11-trideoxytetrodotoxin (1) and its 4-epimer were achieved. The synthesis is characterized by the stereoselective construction of the quaternary amino carbon center at C8a by an asymmetric transferring Strecker synthesis and the highly efficient conversion of cyanohydrin 4 to 1 via intramolecular cyclization reactions.     

Stereocontrolled total synthesis of (+)-pederine

A mild one-pot method for the synthesis of acyclic N-(1-methoxyalkyl)amides starting from carboxylic acid and methyl imidates has been developed and applied to the first total synthesis of (+)-pederine (1), a potent insect poison. Furthermore, the stereocontrolled total synthesis of 1 was also achieved by employing acid catalyzed double alkoxy-exchange reaction of N-(1 -methoxylakyl)amide group as key step.