On the synthesis of ecdysones

A synthesis of ecdysone is described by which the insect moulting hormone can be readily prepared. Oxidation of ergosterol gave the 6-keto-Δ⁷-function, and preparation of the Δ²-olefine followed by stereospecific hydroxylation led to the 2β,3β-glycol system. Ozonization furnished (20 S)-2β,3β-diacetoxy-20-formyl-5α-pregn-7-en-6-one into which the side chain was introduced by a Grignard reaction with 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol tetrahydropyran-2-yl ether and a subsequent reduction of the triple bond. Hydroxylation at C-14 and isomerization at C-5 gave ecdysone. By an interchange of the sequence of the reactions C-22 isoecdysone was obtained stereospecifically.     

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.     

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.     

13C NMR spectra of 1-(α-aroyloxyarylideneamino)-1,2,3-triazoles. Identification of 4,5-unsymmetrically substituted derivatives

The ¹³C nmr spectra of the title compounds are reported. Chemical shifts of C-4 and C-5 carbons of the triazole ring are used for structural assignment of the 4,5-unsymmetrically substituted 1-(α-aroyloxyarylideneamino)-v-triazoles (triazolylisoimides). A complete assignment of the shifts of the α-aroyloxyarylideneamino group is given. Some J_C-H values are also reported.     

The stereochemistry of 2,4-disubstituted γ-butyrolactones and 2,4,6-trisubstituted-5,6-dihydro-4H-1, 3-oxazines

2,4-Disubstituted butyrolactones and 2,4,6-trisubstituted-5,6 dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazines show similar features in their ¹H and ¹³C- NMR spectra. Two geminal ring hydrogens of cis isomers give rise to a complex ABXY spectra when the substituent is alkyl or aryl. In spectra of trans isomers these patterns are degenerated. When R is OMe(in 4) or OCOMe (in 6) the difference in chemical shifts of geminal protons and vicinal coupling constants cannot be used for diagnosis. In ¹³C spectra ring carbons C-2 and C-3 in lactones and C-4 and C-5 in oxazine of trans isomers show a small but consistent shift to higher fields.     

A Convenient Synthesis of Cholest-2-En-6-ONE

Cholest-2-on-6-one, 3, is an important synthetic intermediate in the preparation of ecdysone and related insect moulting hormones.^1–3 We report here a convenient two-step synthesis of this compound from cholesterol which combines in one step the elimination of a 36 borate ester and hydroboration-oxidation at C-6.     

A 13C- and 15N-NMR. Study of Some 1-Aryl-3, 3-dimethyl Triazene Derivatives

¹³C- and ¹⁵N-NMR. spectra have been measured for a series of triazenes. The results are compatible with the significant contribution of a structure such as II. One-bond nitrogen-nitrogen coupling constants are reported.     

The structure of 1,6,6aλ4-trithiapentalene and substituted 1,6,6aλ4-trithiapentalenes studied by means of NMR spectroscopy

¹³C NMR spectra of unsubstituted 1,6,6aλ⁴-trithiapentalene and a series of methyl and phenyl substituted 1,6,6aλ⁴-trithiapentalenes have been recorded. The spectra have been assigned by comparison with ¹H NMR data based on coupling constants from undecoupled spectra. From the chemical shift of C-3a it is concluded that the double bond character of the C-3a—S-6a is low. The relaxation times for C-2 and C-3 only show small differences; this seems not to be in favour of a fast interconversion between two thiocarbonyl forms. The NMR data obtained seem thus to be in accordance with a bicyclic naphthalene-like structure with ten delocalised π-electrons.     

Natural Abundance 13C-NMR. of Vitamin D3 Metabolites

Chemical shifts of ¹³C- and ¹H-NMR. spectra of vitamin D₃ metabolites ( 2–7 ) are assigned. Substituent effect parameters due to hydroxyl groups are deduced by comparison with vitamin D₃.     

Carbon-13 NMR investigation of 2,5-diaryl-1,4-dithiins

The ¹³C NMR spectra of eight 2,5-diaryl-1,4-dithiins were recorded and signals were assigned. A linear correlation was observed between the electronegativity of the substituent groups on C-10,10′ and the chemical shifts of C-10,10′ after applying corrections for the magnetic anisotropic effect of the substituents. A Hammett correlation was found between the ¹³C chemical shifts of C-3,6 and C-7,7′ and the σ_p⁺ parameter associated with the substituents on C-10,10′. Extended electronic interaction between the π system of the aryl group and the π system of the dithiin ring was suggested by the observance of an alternating behavior in the magnitude of the substituent effects on the ¹³C shifts of C-2,5 and C-3,6. An alternating effect was also noted in the magnitude of the long-range ¹³C? F coupling constants for these same carbon signals in 2,5-(10,10′-difluoro)diphenyl-1,4-dithiin.     

Complete Solid State 13C NMR Chemical Shift Assignments for α-D-Glucose, α-D-Glucose-H2O and β-D-Glucose

Abstract

NMR spectra of crystalline α-D-glucose DH₂O (1), α-D-glucose (2), and β-D-glucose (3) were examined by 13C cross polarization magic angle spinning (CPMAS) methods. Each of the three forms of glucose exhibited a distinctly different spectrum. Chemical interconversion of 2 and 3 as well as the in situ dehydration of 1 during the course of the CPMAS NMR experiment was monitored in the ¹³C spectra. Samples of 1, 2, and 3 specifically enriched at C-1 and C-6 with ¹³C yielded ¹³C spectra in which the resonances corresponding to the adjacent C-2 and C-5 carbons were not visible due to strong homonuclear ¹³C dipolar interactions with the high abundance label. Spectra of these analogues as well as the C-2 and C-3 labeled materials provided the complete ¹³C chemical shift assignments of crystalline 1 2, and 3. A comparison of the solid state and solution ¹³C spectra revealed substantial resonance shifts for each of the three structures examined.     

ZUM MECHANISMUS MASSENSPEKTROMETRISCHER FRAGMENTIERUNGSREAKTIONEN BEI A/B-CIS- VERKNüPFTEN 3α-HYDROXYSTEROIDEN MIT UND OHNE 11-KETOGRUPPE

Mass spectra of steroids containing a carbonyl group in position 11 and a 3α-hydroxy group in a cis connected A/B ring system are characterised by very strong [M – 72]⁺· key ions and may therefore be clearly differentiated from the spectra of their isomers. The mechanism of this fragmentation reaction was investigated by deuterium labelling and the DADI technique. The 3α-hydroxy group is eliminated together with the 9α-H atom. Next a hydrogen atom is transferred from the A ring to the B/C/D ring system. This causes the cleavage of the C-3? C-4 bond and expulsion of C atoms 1 to 4 as butadiene. In 3α-hydroxy-5α-androstanes possessing no 11-keto group an analogous [M – 18]⁺. fragment is fromed, followed by the elimination of ethylene originating mostly from C-1 and C-2.     

Conformational study of phosphothreonine in aqueous solution. H and 13C NMR results

The 270 MHz ¹H and 22.6 MHz ¹³C NMR spectra of DL -phosphothreonine in D₂O have been measured and analysed as a function of pD. The trans-trans conformation of the fragment H-α? C-α? C-β? O? P predominates at all pD values. The C-β—O gauche contribution is notably larger for pD values in the range 7≤pD<10 than for acidic or more basic solutions which is in accordance with earlier results for phosphoserine (PSer).     

Hétérocycles contenant du phosphore: XXVIII—Etude par Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire et analyse conformationnelle de quelques oxazaphosphorinanes-1,3,2 (II)

The ¹H n.m.r. spectra of some new 1,3,2-oxazaphosphorinanes are analysed. The stereochemistry and the ring conformation is discussed. The free energy and the torsional angle of the C-4? C-5 and C-5? C-6 fragments are calculated for some of these 1,3,2-oxazaphosphorinanes.     

The assignment of the 1H and the 13C NMR chemical shifts of N-phenyl-2,4-dimethylbuta-1,3-diene-1,4-sultam

The assignment of the signals in the ¹³C and ¹H NMR spectra of N-phenyl-2,4-dimethylbuta-1,3-diene-1,4-sultam is difficult for the signal pairs C-2 and C-4, C-1 and C-3, (C-1)? H, (C-2)? CH₃ and (C-4)? CH₃. The ¹³C NMR spectrum recorded under gated decoupling conditions provide long-range couplings which make possible an unambiguous assignment of the ¹³C NMR signal pairs. Application of the ¹H CW off-resonance decoupling technique in recording the ¹³C NMR spectra enables the assignment information from the ¹³C NMR spectrum to be transferred to the ¹H NMR spectrum.     

1H- und 13C-NMR-spektroskopische Untersuchungen zur Ladungsverteilung in substituierten 1,3-Dioxan-2-ylium-Salzen

The ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of a series of 1,3-dioxan-2-ylium salts substituted at C-2 and C-4, C-5, C-6 have been measured. The atomic charge distribution in 1,3-dioxan- and 1,3-dioxolan-2-ylium cations has been calculated with the MINDO/3 method, leading to a linear correlation between π-charge and ¹³C chemical shift at C-2. The strong C-21-proton downfield shift is caused by the anisotropic influence of the mesomeric cation system. The conformations of substituted 1,3-dioxan-2-ylium cations are discussed.     

13C magnetic resonance studies of reduced proaporphine alkaloids

The natural abundance ¹³C magnetic resonance spectra of reduced proaporphines are reported, with complete assignments based on peak multiplicity and empirical calculations of chemical shifts. The chemical shift values of C-8, C-12 and C-7 are found to be strongly diagnostic of the spiro carbon configuration.     

Mass spectra of diterpene alkaloids with the hetisine skeleton

An analysis of literature material has shown that the stability of the M⁺ ions of bases with the hetisine skeleton decreases considerably when an OR group is present at C-1, C-6, or C-9. The directions of fragmentation are not monotypical and depend greatly on the positions of the oxygen substituents. A similar conclusion can be made from a study of the group and individual features of the breakdown of hetisine, nominine, talatisine, and their derivatives revealed with the aid of high-resolution mass spectrometry and MD spectra. An unusual property of these spectra is the formation of nitrogen-free fragments. The mass spectra of hetisine alkaloids of a new type — zeraconine and its N-oxide — have been characterized.     

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.     

Nitrogen-15 n.m.r. studies of 13C, 15N labeled arginine

¹⁵N n.m.r. spectra of [¹³C-2, 3-¹⁵N₂-guanidino]arginine and [¹³C, ¹⁵N₂] urea were obtained in D₂O and H₂O at a variety of pH values both with and without proton decoupling. The effects of the proton exchange rate are readily observable in the proton coupled ¹⁵N spectra. When the guanidino group is deprotonated (pK = 12.5), the terminal nitrogens give a single resonance 6.6 ppm downfield of the protonated species, indicating a rapid tautomeric exchange. The observed NH and CN couplings are compared with calculated values, and good agreement is found for ¹J(CN) using a Blizzard–Santry type calculation. The ramifications of the proton exchange on ¹⁵N n.m.r. spectra of amino acids and peptides are discussed.