Alkaloids ofNitraria sibirica. Structure and absolute configuration of sibirinine

The chemical properties of sibirinine have been studied, its synthesis has been performed, and its¹H and¹³C NMR spectra have been analyzed. From the results obtained its structure and absolute configuration have been deduced.     

Systematical NMR analysis of swainsonine,a mycotoxin from endophytic fungus Alternaria oxytropis

Swainsonine (SW, 1 ), a unique indolizine with poly‐hydroxyl groups, was re‐isolated from the plant endophytic fungus Alternaria oxytropis. The structure (including planar structure and relative configuration) was systematically elucidated by NMR spectra (including ¹H, ¹³C, ¹H‐¹H COSY, HMQC, HMBC, and NOESY spectra in DMSO‐d₆ and in CD₃OD); ¹H NMR spectra of the modified Mosher's products were first used to determine the absolute configuration of SW. More importantly, the complex coupled features of H‐7α, H‐7β, and H‐6α in the ¹H NMR spectrum of ( 1 ) were analyzed in details, which will provide aids for the planar and relative configuration determination of analogs.     

1H- und 13C-NMR-untersuchungen an dibromoxabicyclo[n.2.1]alkanen

The ¹H n.m.r. spectra of some dibromooxabicyclo[n.2.1]alkanes are discussed for the determination of the configuration and conformation. The ¹³C n.m.r. spectra confirm the observed stereochemistry. With increasing ring size the ¹³C n.m.r. chemical shifts of the hetero atom substituted C-atoms C-1 and C-2 move steadily to lower fields.     

Synthesis of 2H-pyrano[2,3-b]quinolines. Part II. Preparation and 1H-nmr investigations of 4-hydroxy-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-b]quinolines

Diastereoisomers of 4-hydroxy-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-b]quinolines 8 and 9 were synthesized starting from the appropriate 2-chloroquinoline-3-carboxaldehydes 1. The relative configuration of the 1,3-diol intermediates 4 and 5 was determined on the basis of the ¹³C-nmr spectra of their acetonides. The relative stereochemistry of title compounds was confirmed by using homonuclear NOE and selective decoupling experiments, as well as by analysis of the coupling patterns observed in their ¹H-nmr spectra.     

13 C-NMR-untersuchungen an substituierten cycloalkenen : I. Trimethylsilylenolether

The ¹³C-NMR spectra of the cyclic silyenolethers 1a-i are discussed with regard to the electron density within the carbon ring skeleton, conformation of the trimethylsilyloxy substituent and configuration of the double bond in higher membered ringsystems.     

Configuration and conformation of methyl 2,3-anhydro-4-deoxy-pyranosides by 1H and 13C NMR spectra

¹³C NMR spectra of 24 methyl 2,3-anhydro-4-deoxy-pento and hexopyranosides have been obtained. ¹H NMR spectra were also recorded for comparison purposes. The ¹³C NMR data can be used for differentiation of the stereo-isomeric epoxide configuration. ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra give some insight, though still of qualitative nature, into conformation of epoxy compounds.     

Computer-Assisted Structural Interpretation of 1H-NMR. Spectral Data

Interactive computer programs for the establishment and maintenance of a ¹H-NMR. data base, the prediction of ¹H-NMR. shifts and the rank-ordering of structural candidates based on comparison between observed and predicted spectra are presented. The programs take into account configuration, at stereocenters and double bonds, as well as diastereotopy. We demonstrate how, for purposes of structure elucidation, these new programs can be linked to the GENOA and STEREO programs.     

The excited electronic states of all-trans-1,3,5-hexatriene

Extensive configuration interaction calculations based on ab initio wavefunctions including diffuse basis functions are reported for all-trans-1,3,5-hexatriene. Using these results we have assigned the one-photon spectra of Gavin and Rice and the electron-impact spectra of Kuppermann, and we have confirmed the assignment of the two-photon spectra of El-Sayed. The valence 2 ¹A_g state is found to lie above the strongly allowed valence 1 ¹B_u state.     

Über Reaktionen oxygenierter Kobalt(II)-Chelate. II. Konfigurationsisomere Oxygenierungsprodukte von Tetraäthylenpentaminkobalt(II)

On oxygenation of alcoholic solutions of tetraethylenepentamine cobalt(II) two isomeric forms of [(tetren)CoO₂Co(tetren)]⁴⁺ are obtained in which the configuration of the pentadentate ligand is either α or β. The binuclear complex can be crystallized as thiocyanate or as perchlorate. Oxygenation at 35° produces the pure α isomer. At lower temperature a mixture of α and β is obtained. The isomers differ slightly in their absorption spectra and their reactivity. The ligand configuration has been elucidated by transforming the perchlorates into the [ZnCl₄]^2? salts of the corresponding mononuclear chelates [Co(tetren)Cl]²⁺. The latter have also been prepared starting from a compound of known configuration according to the literature. The IR. spectra of the α and β forms differ characteristically in the NH stretch bands.     

13C NMR spectroscopy of naturally occurring iridoid glucosides and their acylated derivatives

The ¹³C NMR spectra of twenty one iridoid glucosides and fourteen acyl iridoid glucosides of various cyclopentane oxidation states have been analysed and their carbon shifts assigned. Evidence is presented which demonstrates that ¹³C NMR spectroscopy is a valuable and reliable technique for distinguishing the sites of acylation in iridoid glucosides and confirming the predictions of the configuration at C-6 and C-8. A cis configuration of vicinal substituents is generally associated with a substantial increase in shielding, as compared with the trans analog. The ring size and C-1 configuration in the glucose moiety are also evident from the spectra.     

Study of plastic mixed crystals of light and perdeuterated sulfolanes.1H and2H NMR spectra and semiempirical calculation

The¹H and²H NMR spectra were taken for mixed monocrystals of light (C₄H₈SO₂) and perdeuterated sulfolanes in the plastic phase. CNDO/2 and INDO calculations were carried out for the sulfolane molecule to give the geometrical parameters, which strongly affect the molecular energy. The other parameters, which characterize the molecular configuration and intramolecular motions, as well as the orientational order matrix were determined by analysis of the¹H and²H NMR spectra.Leningrad State University. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 30, No. 6, pp. 47–53, November–December, 1989.     

A matrix-induced change in the electronic ground state of nickel atoms isolated in rare gases

Comparison of the absorption spectra for matrix-isolated Ni atoms with gas-phase data reveals that the electronic ground-state configuration of the isolated atom can be changed by the matrix. While Ni in Ne has the same configuration as in the gas phase, namely 3d⁸4s² we find in Ar, Kr, and Xe the 3d⁹4s¹ configuration to be the ground state. The matrix-induced changes is explained by the repulsive matrix-dopant interaction, which is sufficiently lowered in the 3d⁹4s¹ configuration to overcompensate for the energy difference of 205 cm^?1 by which the 3d⁹4s¹ level lies above the 3d⁸4s² in the free atom.     

The stereospecific loss of water from 1,4-dihydroxy-Δ6,7-octalins under electron impact

The mass spectra of four of the six 1,4-dihydroxy- Δ^6,7-octalins are reported. The spectra differ considerably, depending on the configuration of the hydroxyl groups. The relative amounts of 1-3,1-4, transannular 1-3 and hydroxyl-hydroxyl elimination of water from the molecular ions were determined by using specificaliy labelled compounds. Effects of configuration and conformation are discussed.     

Synthesis and amoebicid properties of emetin analogs. Analysis of the new compounds by 13C-NMR. B/C-cis or trans-fused (+/-) 1-alkyl-3-desethyl-emetin (author's transl)]

Synthesis and amoebicid properties of emetin analogs. Analysis of the new compounds by ¹³C-NMR. B/C-cis or trans-fused (±) 1-alkyl-3-desethyl-emetin. New 1-alkyl-3-desethyl-emetines were prepared for pharmacological purposes. The usual emetine synthesis sequence applied to cis-1-alkylbenzo [a]quinolizidin-2-ones afforded new cis-1-alkyl-3-desethyl-emetines. The trans-fused isomers were also prepared. The relative configuration are determined by ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR. spectra.     

Analyse Conformationnelle de Pseudoprotoberbérines Naturelles. II. Etude Structurale par RMN de 13C des Tétrahydropseudoprotoberbérines provenant de I'Isopyrum thalictroïdes

The four pseudoprotoberberins extracted from Isopyrum thalictroides L. were reduced with sodium borohydride to the corresponding tetrahydropseudoprotoberberins. Comparison between the ¹³C NMR spectra of these and of synthetic protoberberins allowed us to assign a trans-1 configuration to the four reduced alkaloids and also to provide for this particular configuration an unequivocal criterion for the differentiation (based on the chemical shift of C-8) between tetrahydroprotoberberins (9, 10 substituted) and tetrahydropseudoprotoberberins (10, 11 substituted).     

Theoretical investigations of the electronic states of porphyrins. II. Normal and hyper phosphorus porphyrins

Ab initio methods have been used to calculate the ground and excited states of “normal” and “hyper” porphyrins. Perturbation theory and CI methods were used to determine differential ground and excited-state correlation effects for [P^v(P)F₂]⁺ and [P^III(P)]⁺. A comparison is made to the INDO /S /CI predicted wavefunctions and spectra and to the experimental spectra of closely related molecules. The “hyper” [P^III(P)]⁺ calculations show some very low energy electronic transitions which provide an explanation for an anomalous “red” band in the spectrum and for the lack of fluorescence. Ab initio calculations also predict that (1) the lowest energy ¹A₁ state is a two-configuration wavefunction which can be described as a diradical, (2) the two lowest-energy singlet excited states are double excitations from the closed shell SCF configuration, and (3) a ³B₂ state is very close in energy to the lowest ¹A₁ state.     

Mass spectrometric investigation of stereosomeric 1,2-dimethyl-4-substituted decahydroquinol-4-ol N-oxides. Concerning the configuration of the asymmetric nitrogen atom

The main fragmentation pathways of the N-1, C-2 and C-4 stereoisomers of the 1,2-dimethyl-4-R-transdecahydroquinoline-4-ol N-oxides (R=C?CH, CH?CH₂ and C₂H₅) under electron impact are discussed. The correlation between the mass spectrometric chromatographic behaviour and the configuration of polar groups in the N-oxides examined is discussed. The mass spectra of the N-1 stereoisomers may be subdivided into two groups, depending only on the orientation of N→O group and not of the 4-OH group. The spectra of N-oxides with the axial N-oxide group reveal less intense ions and much more intense [M? CH₃]⁺, [M? O]⁺, [M? OH]⁺ and ions, whereas in the spectra of their equatorial epimers the abundance of the ions exceeds the intensities of the latter ions.     

Circular dichroism spectra of trans-chalcone epoxides

The electronic absorption and CD spectra of (−)-trans-chalcone epoxide and its derivatives with methyl and alkoxy substituents at the ortho-positions of the aromatic rings have been measured. The spectra have been assigned with help of the energies, oscillatory strengths, and rotatory strengths of the singlet transitions obtained from DFT calculations. The features of the CD spectra, indicative of the absolute configuration, are the carbonyl n–π¹ band and two further strong bands assigned to the overlapping signals of π–π¹ and n_epoxy–π¹ excitations.     

1H-NMR.-, 13C-NMR.-, UV.- und CD.-Daten von synthetischem (3S, 3′S)-Astaxanthin,seinem 15-cis-Isomeren und einigen analogen Verbindungen

¹H-NMR., ¹³C-NMR., UV. and CD. spectral data of synthetic (3S, 3′S)-astaxanthin, its 15-cis isomer, and some related compounds ¹H-NMR., ¹³C-NMR., UV. and CD. spectra are reported for synthetic (3S, 3′S)-astaxanthin ( 1 ), its 15-cis isomer ( 2 ), its diacetate ( 3 ), and the 15, 15′-didehydro compound ( 5 ). These data prove the identity of the synthetic and the naturally occuring compound 1 . A full interpretation of the ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR. spectra is given and confirms the configuration of all the double bonds. The conformation of the cyclohexene end group of all the compounds is shown to be identical. The signs of the different CD. maxima of 15-cis-astaxanthin are found to be opposite to those of the all-trans compound.     

Fulvene,VII. Analyse der 13C- und 1H-NMR.-Spektren

Carbon-13 and proton NMR. spectra of pentafulvene and of a series of 6-substituted fulvenes have been analysed and assigned by homo- and heteronuclear double resonance and with the aid of iterative computation. ¹³C and ¹H chemical shifts are interpreted in terms of substituent effects and compared with π-electron charges calculated for the unsubstituted fulvene. From ¹³C shifts a 10 percent contribution of dipolar structures to the electronic configuration of fulvene may be estimated. All long-range proton-proton coupling constants including relative signs and some proton-carbon couplings in the fulvene spin system have been determined and assigned.