Modification of salsoline, salsolidine, and anabasine with dibenzo-24-crown-8-dicarboxylic acid dichloride

New derivatives of dibenzo-24-crown-8-dicarboxylic acid diamide with salsoline, salsolidine, and anabasine moieties were prepared by condensation of the alkaloids with 4′,4″(5″)-dibenzo-24-crown-8-dicarboxylic acid dichloride. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 471–473, September–October, 2006.     

Si-Containing Amides of Phosphoric Acid

Summary. The first representative of the N-silylmethylamides of phosphoric acid O=P[NMe(CH₂SiMe _n (OEt)_3-n ]₃ have been synthesized by interaction of MeNHCH₂SiMe _n (OEt)_3-n (n = 2, 3) with POCl₃. The interaction of the N,N′,N″-trimethyl-N,N′,N″-tris[(ethoxydimethyl- silyl)methyl]triamide phosphoric acid with BF₃·Et₂O or BCl₃ results in the formation of the N,N′,N″-trimethyl-N,N′,N″-tris[(fluorodimethyl-silyl)methyl]triamide phosphoric acid or N,N′,N″-trimethyl-N,N′,N″-tris[(chlorodimethylsilyl)methyl]triamide phosphoric acid. NMR data show on the tetracoordinate state of silicon in these products. Professor Vadim Aleksandrovich Pestunovich, our chief, teacher and friend died on July 4^th, 2004     

PMR and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR spectra of biologically active compounds. XIII.* Structure and stereochemistry of a new phenylpropanoid glycoside isolated from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Onopordum acanthium</Emphasis> seeds

The structure of a new compound was determined using PMR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy (HHCOSY, HSBC, HMBC, ROESY) as 2-[3′-methoxy,4-O-β-D-galactopyranos-1-yl)benzyl]-3-(3″,4″-dimethoxybenzyl)-4hydroxybutyric acid, which was isolated for the first time from seeds of Scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium L. *For No. XII, see [1]. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 53–55, January–February, 2009.     

Design of scaffold-like metal-organic coordination polymers based on dinuclear zinc(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">II</Emphasis>) carboxylate complexes

Two new scaffold-like metal-organic coordination polymers, [Zn₂ndc₂bpe]·DMF and [Zn₂ndc₂dedpbp] ·4DMF (ndc is 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate, bpe is trans-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene, and dedpbp is 4,4′-diethynyl-4″,4′″-dipyridylbiphenyl), were synthesized by heating stoichiometric amounts of zinc(II) nitrate, H₂ndc, and bpe or dedpbp in DMF. The structures of the polymers were established by X-ray diffraction. Coordination of linear dicarboxylate ligands to zinc cations gives rise to planar square-grid networks, and additional coordination of the bifunctional nitrogen-containing ligands results in the formation of scaffold-like triply interpenetrating structures with a primitive cubic topology. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 219–223, February, 2007.     

A novel chromone-substituted trimeric dihydroflavonol from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Anogeissus pendula</Emphasis>

A new chromone-substituted dihydrotriflavonol, (2S,3S)[6-{(3S) 3″,5″-dihydroxy-6″-methoxydihydrochromone}5,3′,4′,5′-tetrahydroxy-7-methoxy-3-O-8-dihydroflavone]₂ 3-O-8[6-{(3S) 3″,5″-dihydroxy-6″methoxydihydrochromone}3,5,3′,4′,5′-pentahydroxy-7-methoxydihydroflavonol] was isolated from the leaves of Anogeissus pendula. The structure was determined by UV, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, HMBC, and CD data.     

Alpinine,A New Norditerpene Alkaloid from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Delphinium alpinum</Emphasis>

The known alkaloids deltaline, methyllycaconitine, elasine, and the new norditerpene alkaloid alpinine were isolated from the aerial part of Delphinium alpinum. The structure of the last was proposed as 1α,6β, 16β-trimethoxy-7-hydroxy-8-ethoxy-14α-propionyloxy-4β-(2″-methyl)succinylanthranoyloxymethyl-N-ethylaconitane on the basis of PMR, ¹³C NMR, IR, and mass spectra. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 469–471, September–October, 2005.     

Dibenzo-18-crown-6 modified with kojic acid fragments

Diazonium salts were prepared by diazotization of 4′-amino-, 4′,4″-, and 4′,5″-diaminodibenzo-18-crown-6. Their coupling products with kojic acid (5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-γ-pyrone) were synthesized for the first time: 4′-(6-aza-5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-γ-pyronyl)-, 4′,4″-di-(6-aza-5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-γ-pyronyl)-, and 4′,5″-di-(6-aza-5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-γ-pyronyl)-dibenzo-18-crown-6. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 415–416, September–October, 2006.     

Furofuran lignans from the bark of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Magnolia kobus</Emphasis>

A new furofuran lignan (1) along with four knownones (2-5) were isolated from the bark of Magnolia kobus. Their structures were elucidated as (+)-2α-(3’,4’-dimethoxyphenyl)-6α-(3″-hydroxy-4″,5″-dimethoxyphenyl)-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octane (1), (+)-sesamin (2), (+)-yangambin (3), (+)-kobusin (4), and (+)-eudesmin (5) on the basis of their comprehensive spectroscopic analysis, including 2D NMR, and by comparison of their spectral data with those of related compounds. Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 338–341, July–August, 2008.     

4′,4″(5″)-dibenzo-18-crown-6-diaryl-acetohydroxamic acids

4′,4″(5″)-(Dibenzo-18-crown-6)diarylacetohydroxamic acids were obtained by the reaction of DB18C-6 with β-nitrostyrenes under the influence of polyphosphoric acid. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 838–840, June, 2006.     

Synthesis of natural triisopentenylated flavanone, euchrenone a2

Euchrenone a₂ (7) isolated from the roots ofEuchresta japonica has been synthesised from 3-prenylphloroacetophenone (1) by other workers. We carried out its cyclodehydrogenation with dichloro dicyano quinone (DDQ) to obtain 6-acetyl-5,7-dihydroxy-2,2-dimethylchromene (2) which was ethoxymethylated in the 7-position to give 6-acetyl-7-ethoxymethoxy-5-hydroxychromene (3). Chalcone condensation of3 and 4-ethoxymethoxy-3-C-prenylbenzaldehyde (4) gave 4,6′-bisethoxymethoxy-2′-hydroxy-6″, 6″-dimethyl-3-C-prenylpyrano (2″, 3″–4,3) chalcone (5) which cyclised with methanolic sodium acetate to give protected 5,4′-bisethoxymethoxy-6″, 6″-dimethyl-3′-C-prenylpyrano (2″, 3″–7,8) flavanone (6). Deprotection of6 with 4% methanolic HCl yielded (7) with melting point and spectral data identical to that of the natural compound.     

Carbohydrates from Lamiaceae. VIII. α-Glucan from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Scutellaria baicalensis</Emphasis> roots

The homogeneous polysaccharide S _b RP-1″ with MW 110 kDa was isolated during an investigation of water-soluble polysaccharides from Scutellaria baicalensis roots. Its aqueous solution gave a positive reaction with iodine and exhibited high specific rotation ([α]_D +188.0°). Chemical, chromatographic, and spectral methods established that S _b RP-1″ was a slightly branched glucan containing in the main chain α-(1 → 4)-glucopyranose units, 8.3% of which were branched at the C-6 atom with single α-glucopyranose units. Glucan S _b RP-1″ was shown to exhibit immunostimulating activity using an azathioprine model of immunosuppression.     

Dielectric Properties of Diols and Triols: 2,3-Butanediol

The results of experimental studies of the dielectric properties of 2,3-butanediol are reported. Static dielectric constant ɛ_s was measured at 1 MHz; dielectric constant ɛ′ and dielectric loss ɛ″ were determined by the balance method over the frequency range 2–37.5 GHz and the temperature range 293–423 K. Original Russian Text ? V.I. Zhuravlev, N.V. Lifanova, T.M. Usacheva, E.P. Vydrina, 2008, published in Zhurnal Fizicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 82, No. 4, pp. 780–781.     

Anomalous behavior of the amides of benzo-and dibenzocrown thiocarboxylic acids under the conditions of methylation

During the reaction of the amides of benzo-and dibenzocrown thiocarboxylic acids with methyl iodide in the presence of potassium hydroxide they exhibit anomalous behavior leading to the nitriles of benzo-and dibenzocrown carboxylic acids. The nitriles of benzo-15-crown-5-, benzo-12-crown-4-, and dibenzo-18-crown-6-4′-carboxylic acids and the dinitriles of dibenzo-18-crown-6-and dibenzo-24-8-4′,4″(5″)-dicarboxylic acids were obtained. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 357–360, March, 2007.     

Coordination compounds of sodium,potassium, and calcium with benzo-15-crown-5-substituted terpyridines

Sodium and potassium complexes with 4′-(4‴-benzo-15-crown-5)methyloxy-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (L¹) and 4′-(4′-benzo-15-crown-5)oxy-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (L²) and heteronuclear Na, K, Ca, and transition metal complexes with L¹ were synthesized. The structure of the complexes was proposed on the basis of elemental analysis data, IR spectra, and the results of earlier X-ray diffraction studies of L², [NaL¹NCS], and [Na₂{Cu(L¹)₂}(NCS)₃]NCS · CH₃CN.     

Thermal and environmental effects on Oligothiophene low-energy singlet electronic excitations in dilute solution: a theoretical and experimental study

The absorption spectra in dilute dichloromethane solution at 300 K of four Oligotiophenes (OT), namely 2,2′:5′,2″-Terthiophene, 2,2′:5′,2″:5″,2″′-Quaterthiophene, 4,4″′-Didodecyl-2,2′:5′,2″:5″,2″′-quaterthiophene and 5,5′′′′′-Dihexyl-2,2′:5′,2′′:5′′,2′′′:5′′′,2′′′′:5′′′′,2′′′′′-sexithiophene, have been studied both experimentally and theoretically by using a combination of molecular dynamics simulations, time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) and perturbed matrix method calculations. A deep analysis of the theoretical results, affected by a systematic although not dramatic underestimation of the absorption maxima due to the well-documented TD-DFT limitations, clearly indicates that both the environmental (solvent) and thermal effects significantly alter the Oligotiophenes photophysical properties mainly because of the wide repertoire of the S₀–S₁ energy gaps and electronic densities experienced in solution by the different conformers actually populated. In particular, all the investigated OT display a very high flexibility resulting in a very high repertoire of sampled conformations. The comparison of the calculated and experimental lineshape of the S₀–S₁ electronic transition has clearly indicated that for a correct modeling of OT spectral features, the lack of an exhaustive sampling of semiclassical configurational space of the overall system, i.e., solute in interaction with the solvent, might result in an incomplete picture even in the presence of well-documented important aspects such as reliable definition of excited electronic states and the inclusion of quantum vibronic effects.     

Si-Containing Amides of Phosphoric Acid

The first representative of the N-silylmethylamides of phosphoric acid O=P[NMe(CH₂SiMe _n (OEt)_3-n ]₃ have been synthesized by interaction of MeNHCH₂SiMe _n (OEt)_3-n (n = 2, 3) with POCl₃. The interaction of the N,N′,N″-trimethyl-N,N′,N″-tris[(ethoxydimethyl- silyl)methyl]triamide phosphoric acid with BF₃·Et₂O or BCl₃ results in the formation of the N,N′,N″-trimethyl-N,N′,N″-tris[(fluorodimethyl-silyl)methyl]triamide phosphoric acid or N,N′,N″-trimethyl-N,N′,N″-tris[(chlorodimethylsilyl)methyl]triamide phosphoric acid. NMR data show on the tetracoordinate state of silicon in these products.     

Synthesis,vibrational spectra,and structure of 4′-(4″-benzo-15-crown-5)oxy-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (L) and its transition metal complexes. Extraction and ion-selective properties of L

Complexes of Co(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), and Cu(II) perchlorates and hexafluorophosphates with 4′-(4″-benzo-15-crown-5)oxy-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (L) [M(L)₂](ClO₄)₂ · 3H₂O and [M(L)₂](PF₆)₂ · 2H₂O were synthesized. The spectral criteria of ligand coordination through the terpyridine nitrogen atoms were established. An assumption concerning the benzo-15-crown-5 conformation in the ligand molecule in the synthesized complexes was made. The extraction and ion-selective properties of L were studied.     

“Anhydrolycaconitine”, a new diterpene alkaloid fromAconitum septentrionale K

A new alkaloid, anhydrolycaconitine (C₃₆H₄₆N₂O₉), was isolated from roots ofAconitum septentrionale K. Based on the results of¹H and¹³C NMR and IR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry of the alkaloid and the product of its alkaline hydrolysis and on the data of X-ray diffraction analysis of the hydrolysis product, the structure of 1α, 6β, 14α, 16β-tetramethoxy-7-oxo-18-succinylanthranoyloxy-17-(7→8)abeo-aconane was assigned to anhydrolycaconitine. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1640–1644, September, 2000.     

Synthesis of succinic acid 12α-deoxoartemisinyl ester 4′-O-demethyl-4β-(4″-nitroanilino)-4-desoxypodophyllotoxin

The succinic acid 12α-deoxoartemisinyl ester 4′-O-demethyl-4-β-(4″-nitroanilino)-4-desoxypodophyllotoxin was synthesized for the first time. Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 442–443, September–October, 2007.     

Low-molecular-weight phenolic compounds from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Hedysarum theinum</Emphasis> roots

Isoflavonoids (−)-medicarpin, (−)-vestitol, formononetin, 8-hydroxydaidzein, and 6″-O-acetylononin were isolated for the first time in addition to (−)-catechin, (−)-epicatechin, protocatechoic acid, raspberry ketone, and rhododendrol from the alcohol extract of Hedysarum theinum roots. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 26–28, January–February, 2008.