Über die Struktur eines neuartigen Indolalkaloids,des Talbotins. 141. Mitteilung über Alkaloide [1]

From the leaves of the African Apocynacea Pleiocarpa talbotii Wernham a novel indole alkaloid, talbotine, C₂₁H₂₄N₂O₄, has been isolated. Talbotine ( 1 ) contains a secondary N_(b)-atom and a cyclic hemiacetal group. Catalytic hydrogenation leads to 19, 20-dihydrotalbotine ( 6 ), hydrogenation in the presence of formaldehyde gives N_(b)-methyl-19, 20-dihydrotalbotine ( 8 ). In the presence of sodium methoxide and methanol, 1 is converted into the lactone 12 and the methyl ester 13 . In these reactions carbon 17 is lost as formic acid. These data, together with the analyses of the NMR. spectra of talbotine and its derivatives as well as the interpretation of the various types of the mass spectral fragmentation, lead to formula 1 for the alkaloid. Dehydrogenation of talbotine methyl ether ( 3 ) with palladium and maleic acid gives the ß-carboline derivative 26 . The N_(b)-methiodide of the latter is converted into N_(b)-methyl-talbotine methyl ether on reduction with sodium borohydride. From these data as well as from the analyses of NMR. and IR. spectra the complete relative stereochemistry of talbotine could be derived. Application of the Horeau method to the nitrogen atom b of the methyl ether 3 on the one hand and to the hydroxyl group on C17 in N_(b)-methyl-19, 20-dihydrotalbotine ( 8 ) on the other hand gives consistent results and establishes S configuration of centre 15.     

Exciton <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cotton</Emphasis> Effects of Benzoates in the <Superscript>1</Superscript>B Transition Region. Demonstration and Applications

Summary. The benzoate ¹B region exciton Cotton effects, hitherto unexplored, were analyzed for their use in stereochemical assignments in both acyclic (conformationally flexible) and cyclic molecules. It was found that a strong, allowed ¹B_a transition, polarized longitudinally, dominates the ¹B region (185–210nm) both in the UV and the CD spectra. The exciton Cotton effects due to this transition have the same sign (but differing magnitude) as those due to the ¹L_a (CT) band. The other component of the nearly degenerate ¹B system, i.e. ¹B_b transition, polarized orthogonally to the ¹B_a transition, gives a Cotton effect in the case of di- and poly(4-chlorobenzoate) chromophoric system, the sign of which is sensitive to the configuration of di- or polyol. In rigid 5-steroid skeleton ¹B_b transition couplings appear responsible for strong exciton Cotton effects due to nearly parallelly oriented benzoate chromophores. Whereas ¹B_a transition excitation energy appears insensitive to the nature of a substituent in 4-position of the benzoate chromophore, substitution with a donor group (methoxy, dimethylamino) brings about a red shift of the ¹B_b band, although less pronounced than the red shift of the ¹L_a (CT) band.     

2,5,8‐Trihydrazino‐s‐heptazine: A Precursor for Heptazine‐based Iminophosphoranes

The title compound  C₆N₇(NHNH₂)₃ ( 1 ) was obtained from melem C₆N₇(NH₂)₃ or melon [C₆N₇(NH₂)NH]_n and hydrazine by an autoclave synthesis. Upon treatment with a 10 % HCl solution it is transformed into the trihydrochloride  [C₆N₇(NHNH₃)₃]Cl₃ ( 2 ). Compounds 1 and 2 were analysed with ¹³C NMR, ¹⁵N NMR, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy. Furthermore, the single‐crystal X‐ray structure of the pentahydrate of 2 is reported (P\bar{1} , a = 674.96(3), b = 1214.17(6), c = 1272.15(6) pm, α = 66.288(2)°, β = 75.153(2)°, γ = 80.420(2)°, V = 920.30(8)·10⁶ pm³, Z = 2, T = 90(2) K). The thermal decomposition of 1 and 2 was investigated with TG/DTA. Reaction of 1 with NaNO₂/HCl yields triazido‐s‐heptazine, C₆N₇(N₃)₃ ( 3 ). Tris(tri‐n‐butylphosphinimino)‐s‐heptazine ( 4 ) was synthesised from 3 and characterised by means of ¹³C, ³¹P, ¹H NMR, FTIR and MALDI‐TOF spectroscopy. Similar to s‐heptazine derivative 3 , compounds 1 and 4 are precursors for graphitic carbon nitrides, which have attracted considerable attention recently, and to various potential applications, such as flame retardants and (photo) catalysis.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of the Azide K4[Re6Sei8(N3)a6]·4H2O; Luminescence,Redox, and DFT Investigations of the [Re6Sei8(N3)a6]4– Cluster Unit

The reaction of K₄[Re₆Seⁱ₈(OH)^a₆] · 8H₂O with NaN₃ in water results in the formation of [Re₆Seⁱ₈(N₃)^a]^4– units that crystallize with K⁺ and H₂O to form K₄[Re₆Seⁱ₈(N₃)^a₆] · 4H₂O [P2₁/c (N°14), a = 9.0595(3) Å, b = 13.2457(4) Å, c = 13.2040(5) Å, β = 94.472(1)°]. In the solid state, the unit is characterized by N₃ linear groups forming bond angles of roughly 120° with the Re₆ cluster. The positions of the ν_as and ν_sy bands as well as N–N–N deformation modes of the N₃ groups are discussed. Luminescence properties of the [Re₆Seⁱ₈(N₃)^a]^4– unit were measured in the solid state and in an acetonitrile solution. The redox potential of the [Re₆Seⁱ₈(N₃)^a]^4–/[Re₆Seⁱ₈(N₃)^a]^3– system was measured in acetonitrile. Experimental results were analyzed in the light of density functional theory calculations.     

Indolalkaloide aus den Blättern von Hedranthera barteri (Hook. f.) Pichon. 146. Mitteilung über Alkaloide

From the leaves of the West African plant (Apocynaceae Hedranthera barteri) has been isolated the phenolic (?)-desmethyl-vobtusine ( 3 ), alongside the already known bisindole alkaloids (?)-goziline ( 1 ) and (?)-vobtusine ( 2 ). The new alkaloid 3 has been spectroscopically characterised and correlated with (?)-vobtusine ( 2 ). Furthermore, the ‘monomeric’ alkaloids (?)-hedrantherine ( 4 ) and (?)-17-hydroxy-hedran-therine ( 5 ) were found in the leaves of H. barteri. Both of these alkaloids contain a cyclic semiacetal group. These bases and their derivatives possessing an unchanged β-anilinoacrylester group show, in the mass spectrometer, the same characteristic fragmentation as vincadifformine ( 11 ), whilst their 2,3-dihydroderivatives bear more of a resemblance to aspidospermine. From the strongly negative Cotton effect of 4 and 22 at 300–350 nm follows the absolute configuration in these bases of centre 12. Hedrantherine ( 4 ) represents the lower half of the bisindole type of vobtusine bases. The upper half has previously been encountered in form of the alkaloid beninine in the rootbark of H. barteri.     

1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions of diazoalkanes to pyridazine derivatives. Thermal 1,5-sigmatropic rearrangement of methyl groups in 3,3-dimethyl-3H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyridazine derivatives

Thermal 1,5-sigmatropic rearrangements of one of the methyl group attached at position 3 of 3,3-dimethyl-3H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyridazin-4(5H)-ones 1–3 taking place either in a clock-wise or anti-clockwise direction gave N₂-methylated products 4–6 and C_3a-methylated products 7– 9 . The -7(6)-one derivative 10 and -4,7(5H,6H)-dione derivative 12 gave only N₂-methylated products 11 and 13 respectively, and 1,2-dihydro derivative 14 produced after elimination of methane, 15 .     

2‐(4‐Bromophenyl)‐1,2‐dihydropyrimido[1,2‐a]benzimidazol‐4(3H)‐one and 4‐(4‐methylphenyl)‐3,4‐dihydropyrimido[1,2‐a]benzimidazol‐2(1H)‐one form hydrogen‐bonded base‐paired dimers

The title compounds, 2‐(4‐bromo­phenyl)‐1,2‐di­hydro­pyrimido­[1,2‐a]­benzimidazol‐4‐(3H)‐one, C₁₆H₁₂Br­N₃O, (IVa), and 4‐(4‐methylphenyl)‐3,4‐dihydropyrimido[1,2‐a]benzimidazol‐2‐(1H)‐one, C₁₇H₁₅N₃O, (Vb), both form R(8) centrosymmetric dimers via N—H?N hydrogen bonds. The N?N distance is 2.943 (3) Å for (IVa) and 2.8481 (16) Å for (Vb), with the corresponding N—H?N angles being 129 and 167°, respectively. However, in other respects, the supra­molecular structures of the two compounds differ. Both compounds contain different C—H?π interactions, in which the C—H?π(centroid) distances are 2.59 and 2.47 Å for (IVa) and (Vb), respectively (the latter being a short distance), with C—H?π(centroid) angles of 158 and 159°, respectively. The supramolecular structures also differ, with a short Br?O distance of 3.117 (2) Å in bromo derivative (IVa), and a C—H?O interaction with a C?O distance of 3.2561 (19) Å and a C—H?O angle of 127° in tolyl system (Vb). The di­hydro­pyrimido part of (Vb) is disordered, with a ratio of the major and minor components of 0.9:0.1. The disorder consists of two non‐interchangeable envelope conformers, each with an equatorial tolyl group and an axial methine H atom.     

Methyl 2‐benzamido‐4‐(3,4‐dimethoxyphenyl)‐5‐methylbenzoate and N‐{5‐benzoyl‐2‐[(Z)‐2‐methoxyethenyl]‐4‐methylphenyl}benzamide

Methyl 2‐benzamido‐4‐(3,4‐dimethoxyphenyl)‐5‐methylbenzoate, C₂₄H₂₃NO₅, (Ia), and N‐{5‐benzoyl‐2‐[(Z)‐2‐methoxyethenyl]‐4‐methylphenyl}benzamide, C₂₄H₂₁NO₃, (IIa), were formed via a Diels–Alder reaction of appropriately substituted 2H‐pyran‐2‐ones and methyl propiolate or (Z)‐1‐methoxybut‐1‐en‐3‐yne, respectively. Each of these cycloadditions might yield two different regioisomers, but just one was obtained in each case. In (Ia), an intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen bond closes a six‐membered ring. A chain is formed due to aromatic π–π interactions, and a three‐dimensional framework structure is formed by a combination of C—H...O and C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds. Compound (IIa) was formed not only regioselectively but also chemoselectively, with just the triple bond reacting and the double bond remaining unchanged. Compound (IIa) crystallizes as N—H...O hydrogen‐bonded dimers stabilized by aromatic π–π interactions. Dimers of (IIa) are connected into a chain by weak C—H...π(arene) interactions.     

Bromo­di­methyl(N‐methyl­pyrrolidin‐2‐one‐O)­tin(IV)‐di‐μ‐bromo‐bromo­di­methyl­tin(IV)

The preparation and X‐ray analysis of the title compound, [Sn₂Br₄(CH₃)₄(C₅H₉NO)], are described. The compound contains two Sn atoms in the asymmetric unit, that complexed by N‐methyl­pyrrolidin‐2‐one being hexacoordinated (a), the other exhibiting pentacoordination (b). The most important features are three different Sn—Br bond lengths at both Sn atoms with the following values: (a) 2.5060 (9), 2.7152 (10) and 3.7118 (10) Å; (b) 2.5084 (10), 2.5279 (9) and 3.5841 (10) Å.     

Oxygen- versus carbon-coordination of the alpha-stabilized phosphorus ylide Ph<Subscript>3</Subscript>P=C(H)R in palladacycles bearing secondary amines

The ortho-metalated complex [Pd(x){κ ² (C,N)-[C₆H₄CH₂NRR′ (Y)}] (2a–4a and 2b–3b) was prepared by refluxing in benzene equimolecular amounts of Pd(OAc)₂ and secondary benzylamine [a, EtNHCH₂Ph; b, t-BuNHCH₂Ph followed by addition of excess NaCl. The reaction of the complexes [Pd(x){κ ² (C,N)-[C₆H₄CH₂NRR′ (Y)}] (2a–4a and 2b–3b) with a stoichiometric amount of Ph₃P=C(H)COC₆H₄-4-Z (Z = Br, Ph) (ZBPPY) (1:1 molar ratio), in THF at low temperature, gives the cationic derivatives [Pd(OC(Z-4-C₆H₄C=CHPPh₃){κ ² (C,N)-[C₆H₄CH₂NRR′(Y)}] (5a–9a, 4b–6b, and 4b′–6b′), in which the ylide ligand is O-coordinated to the Pd(II) center and trans to the ortho-metalated C(6)H(4) group, in an “end-on carbonyl”. Ortho-metallation, ylide O-coordination, and C-coordination in complexes (5a–9a, 4b–6b, and 4b′–6b′) were characterized by elemental analysis as well as various spectroscopic techniques.     

Bis(2,5‐dimethoxy‐4‐methylphenyl)methane and bis(2,5‐dimethoxy‐3,4,6‐trimethylphenyl)methane

Bis(2,5‐di­methoxy‐4‐methyl­phenyl)­methane, C₁₉H₂₄O₄, (IIa), was obtained and characterized as a minor product from the reaction of tolu­hydro­quinone di­methyl ether (1,4‐dimethoxy‐2‐methylbenzene) with N‐(hydroxy­methyl)­tri­fluoro­acet­amide. Similarly, bis(2,5‐di­methoxy‐3,4,6‐tri­methyl­phenyl)­methane, C₂₃H₃₂O₄, (IIb), was prepared from the corresponding reaction of tri­methyl­hydro­quinone di­methyl ether (2,5‐dimethoxy‐1,3,4‐trimethylbenzene). The mol­ecules of (IIa) and (IIb) each lie on a twofold axis passing through the methyl­ene group. The dihedral angle between the planar phenyl rings is 73.4 (1)° in (IIa) and 77.9 (1)° in (IIb). The external bond angles around the bridging methyl­ene group are 116.6 (2) and 117.3 (2)° for (IIa) and (IIb), respectively. In (IIa), the methoxy substituents lie in the plane of the ring and are conjugated with the aromatic system, whereas in (IIb), they are almost perpendicular to the phenyl ring and are positioned on opposite sides.     

Melamine–Melem Adduct Phases: Investigating the Thermal Condensation of Melamine

By studying the thermal condensation of melamine, we have identified three solid molecular adducts consisting of melamine C₃N₃(NH₂)₃ and melem C₆N₇(NH₂)₃ in differing molar ratios. We solved the crystal structure of 2 C₃N₃(NH₂)₃?C₆N₇(NH₂)₃ ( 1 ; C2/c; a=21.526(4), b=12.595(3), c=6.8483(14) Å; β=94.80(3)°; Z=4; V=1850.2(7) ų), C₃N₃(NH₂)₃?C₆N₇(NH₂)₃ ( 2 ; Pcca; a=7.3280(2), b=7.4842(2), c=24.9167(8) Å; Z=4; V=1366.54(7) ų), and C₃N₃(NH₂)₃?3 C₆N₇(NH₂)₃ ( 3 ; C2/c; a=14.370(3), b=25.809(5), c=8.1560(16) Å; β=94.62(3)°; Z=4; V=3015.0(10) ų) by using single‐crystal XRD. All syntheses were carried out in sealed glass ampoules starting from melamine. By variation of the reaction conditions in terms of temperature, pressure, and the presence of ammonia‐binding metals (europium) we gained a detailed insight into the occurrence of the three adduct phases during the thermal condensation process of melamine leading to melem. A rational bulk synthesis allowed us to realize adduct phases as well as phase separation into melamine and melem under equilibrium conditions. A solid‐state NMR spectroscopic investigation of adduct 1 was conducted.     

Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids Bearing an N4‐Iridoid from Gelsemium elegans

Five new alkaloids, gelseganines A–D ( 1 – 4 ) and humantenine N₄‐oxide ( 5 ), were isolated from the stems and leaves of Gelsemium elegans. Compounds 1 – 4 represent a rare class of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids that bear an N₄‐iridoid unit. The structures of 1 – 5 were determined by spectroscopic analysis, single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, and chemical correlation, and their absolute configurations were elucidated by CD analysis. A plausible biogenetic pathway for alkaloids 1 – 5 was also postulated.     

m‐Metallaphenol: Synthesis and Reactivity Studies

Treatment of the osmium complex [Os{CHC‐(PPh₃)CH(OH)‐η²‐C≡CH}(PPh₃)₂(NCS)₂] ( 1 ) with excess triethylamine produces the first m‐metallaphenol complex [Os{CHC(PPh₃)CHC(OH)CH}(PPh₃)₂(NCS)₂] ( 2 ). The NMR spectroscopic and structural data as well as the nucleus‐independent chemical‐shift (NICS) values suggest that osmaphenol 2 has aromatic character. The reactivity studies demonstrate that 2 can react with different isocyanates to form the annulation reaction products [Os{CHC(PPh₃)CHC(O?C?ONR)C}(PPh₃)₂(NCS)₂] (R=Ph ( 3 ), iPr ( 7 ), Bn ( 8 )) via the carbamate intermediates [Os{CHC(PPh₃)CHC(O‐C?ONHR)CH}(PPh₃)₂(NCS)₂] (R=Ph ( 4 ), iPr ( 5 ), Bn ( 6 )). In addition, the similar annulation reactions can be extended to other unsaturated compounds containing N–C multiple bonds, for example, isothiocyanates, pyridine, and sodium thiocyanate, which can produce the corresponding fused osmabenzene complexes. In contrast, the reactions of 2 with common electrophiles, such as NOBF₄, NO₂BF₄, N‐bromosuccinimide, and N‐chlorosuccinimide only led to the decomposition of the metallaphenol ring. The experimental results suggest that 2 is very electrophilic and readily reacts with nucleophiles, which is mainly due to the metal center and the strong electron‐withdrawing phosphonium group.     

Preparation and structural analysis of (±)‐cis‐ethyl 2‐sulfanylidenedecahydro‐1,6‐naphthyridine‐6‐carboxylate and (±)‐trans‐ethyl 2‐oxooctahydro‐1H‐pyrrolo[3,2‐c]pyridine‐5‐carboxylate

Bicycle ring closure on a mixture of (4aS,8aR)‐ and (4aR,8aS)‐ethyl 2‐oxodecahydro‐1,6‐naphthyridine‐6‐carboxylate, followed by conversion of the separated cis and trans isomers to the corresponding thioamide derivatives, gave (4aSR,8aRS)‐ethyl 2‐sulfanylidenedecahydro‐1,6‐naphthyridine‐6‐carboxylate, C₁₁H₁₈N₂O₂S. Structural analysis of this thioamide revealed a structure with two crystallographically independent conformers per asymmetric unit (Z′ = 2). The reciprocal bicycle ring closure on (3aRS,7aRS)‐ethyl 2‐oxooctahydro‐1H‐pyrrolo[3,2‐c]pyridine‐5‐carboxylate, C₁₀H₁₆N₂O₃, was also accomplished in good overall yield. Here the five‐membered ring is disordered over two positions, so that both enantiomers are represented in the asymmetric unit. The compounds act as key intermediates towards the synthesis of potential new polycyclic medicinal chemical structures.     

Synthese von [1,2,4]Triazolo [1,5-a]chinazolinen. Ableitung der Konformation von Substituenten mit Hilfe der 13C-NMR.-Spektroskopie

Synthesis of [1,2,4]Triazolo[1,5-a]quinazolines. Assignment of the Conformation of Substituents with the Aid of ¹³C-NMR. Spectroscopy The synthesis of [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]quinazolines by condensation of 2-hydrazinobenzoic acid with N-cyano-imidates is reported. The preferred conformation of substituents at C (5), e.g. N (CH₃)₂, N (CH₃)NH₂, N (CH₃)OH, relative to the aromatic system is deduced with the aid of ¹³C-NMR. chemical shifts and proton nuclear Overhauser effect experiments.     

Exciton Cotton Effects of Benzoates in the 1B Transition Region. Demonstration and Applications

The benzoate ¹B region exciton Cotton effects, hitherto unexplored, were analyzed for their use in stereochemical assignments in both acyclic (conformationally flexible) and cyclic molecules. It was found that a strong, allowed ¹B_a transition, polarized longitudinally, dominates the ¹B region (185–210nm) both in the UV and the CD spectra. The exciton Cotton effects due to this transition have the same sign (but differing magnitude) as those due to the ¹L_a (CT) band. The other component of the nearly degenerate ¹B system, i.e. ¹B_b transition, polarized orthogonally to the ¹B_a transition, gives a Cotton effect in the case of di- and poly(4-chlorobenzoate) chromophoric system, the sign of which is sensitive to the configuration of di- or polyol. In rigid 5-steroid skeleton ¹B_b transition couplings appear responsible for strong exciton Cotton effects due to nearly parallelly oriented benzoate chromophores. Whereas ¹B_a transition excitation energy appears insensitive to the nature of a substituent in 4-position of the benzoate chromophore, substitution with a donor group (methoxy, dimethylamino) brings about a red shift of the ¹B_b band, although less pronounced than the red shift of the ¹L_a (CT) band.     

Me‐BIPAM for the Synthesis of Optically Active 3‐Aryl‐3‐hydroxy‐2‐oxindoles by Ruthenium‐catalyzed Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Isatins

A chiral O‐linked C₂‐symmetric bidentate phosphoramidite (Me‐BIPAM) was found to be efficient for the ruthenium‐catalyzed addition of arylboronic acids to isatins. Asymmetric synthesis of 3‐aryl‐3‐hydroxy‐2‐oxindoles by 1,2‐addition of arylboronic acids to isatins was carried out in the presence of [RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃]/(R,R)‐Me‐BIPAM and KF, resulting in an enantioselectivity as high as 90 % ee. It was found that the reaction with N‐protected isatins proceeds with high yields and good enantioselectivities. The best protective groups on the nitrogen atom were different depending on the substituents on the aromatic ring. The use of a N‐benzyl group resulted in excellent enantioselectivities in many substrates compared with other groups.     

Oncinotine-Type Spermidine Alkaloids from Oncinotis tenuiloba. Transformation of N-acetyloncinotin-12-one to N,N′-diacetylinandenin-12-one

From extracts of Oncinotis tenuiloba STAPF , two novel polyamine alkaloids, oncinotin-11-one ( 5 ) and oncinotin-12-one ( 6 ), were isolated. Peracetylation of 6 provided the N-acetyl derivative 11 as well as N,N′-diacetylinandenin-10-en-12-one ( 12 ) due to a β-elimination-type side reaction resulting in ring enlargement of 11 (Scheme 1). Deuteration of 12 yielded 13 , showing the same retention time as N,N′-diacetylinandenin-12-one ( 14 ), when co-HPLC was performed together with different keto-isomeric N,N′-diacetylinandeninones. Structure elucidation was extended by Schmidt degradation of 6 and N,N′-diacetyl(10,11-²H₂)inandenin-12-one ( 13 ); the degradation products were identified by GC and ESI-MS. The structure of 5 was proposed on the basis of spectroscopic means. Comparison of the spectroscopic data of 5 with those obtained from synthetic material as well as co-HPLC of the N-acetyl derivative 20 together with the corresponding synthetic compound revealed the identity of the substances and confirmed the structure of 5 . Additionally, oncinotine ( 2 ) and neooncinotine ( 3 ) were isolated, separated, and identified with authentic samples by co-HPLC of their N-acetyl derivatives 8 and 9 , respectively.     

Systèmes aromatiques à 10 électrons π dérivés de l'aza-3a pentalène. XXXII. Recherches dans la série du pyrazolo[1,5-a]benzimidazole

The aromaticity of a 3a-azepentalene derivative, the 2-methyl-pyrazolo[1,5-a]benzimidazole, has been studied by comparison of its chemical reactivity with those of a model compound, the l-phenyl-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole. The mono- and di-protona-tion, alkylation, quaternization, formylation, acetylation reactions and the behaviour of the N-acetyl derivatives have been investigated. The conclusion favours a strongly polarized aromatic structure.