Crystal Structure of 8-Demethoxyrunanine

A new hasubanane-type alkaloid, 8-demethoxyrunanine, was isolated from Sino- menium acutum and characterized by melting point, HREIMS, 1H NMR, and X-ray diffraction analysis. X-ray diffraction reveals that the title compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group P212121 with a = 7.308（1）, b = 21.742（5）, c = 22.893（4）A, V = 3637.5（11） A^3, Z = 8, Dx = 1.254 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1472, μ（MoKα） = 0.087 mm^-1, the final R = 0.0438 and wR = 0.0575 for 4497 independent reflections with Rint = 0.0192 and 2091 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Four rings （ring A： one benzene ring, ring B： one hexagon carbon ring in a half-chair conformation, ring C： one hexagon carbon ring with α,β-unsaturated ketone segment （-CR2=CR1-C=O） in a screw-boat conformation, and ring D： one nonplanar tetrahydropyrrole） form a hasubanane-type alkaloid.     

Effects of geminal methyl groups on the tunnelling rates in the ring opening of cyclopropylcarbinyl radical at cryogenic temperature

CVT + SCT calculations on the rate of tunnelling at 20 K in the ring opening of cyclopropylcarbinyl radical, substituted with geminal methyl groups at a ring carbon (1b), have been performed. The calculations predict that, contrary to expectations based on the effect of mass on the rate of tunnelling, the geminal methyl substituents in 1b should make the rate of ring opening to 1,1-dimethyl-3-butenyl radical (2b) 10(4) times faster than the rate of ring opening of unsubstituted cyclopropylcarbinyl radical (1a) to 3-butenyl radical (2a) and almost 10(6) times faster than the rate of ring opening of 1b to 2,2-dimethyl-3-butenyl radical (2c). The reasons for these unexpected findings are discussed.     

Eine neue Azepinring-Synthese

A New Azepine-Ring Synthesis A new one-step synthesis of an azepine ring is described. The 2H-pyran-2-one ring of methyl cumalate ( 8 ) or cumalaldehyde ( 2 ) upon reaction with an 1-aminoacryl derivative, e.g. 1 or 6 , is opened with subsequent decarboxylation to give a 1-aminobutadiene derivative that undergoes an electrocyclic ring closure to the azepine ring (Schemes 1 and 2).     

Crystal Structure of 5-(l-Menthyloxy)-3-Chloro-4-Pyrrolidinyl-2(5H)-Furanone

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新型双大环二正丁基锡羧酸酯的合成、晶体结构及生物活性

在乙醇钠催化下, 将3-(1,2亚丙二硫基)亚甲基-2,4-二羰基戊烷与2-羰基苯氧乙酸进行缩合反应, 获得了柔性二元酸配体1[4-(1,2-亚丙二硫基)亚甲基-3,5-二羰基-1,6-庚二烯-1,7-二(2-羰基苯)氧乙酸(LH2)]. 再将配体1与二正丁基氧化锡进行脱水反应, 获得新型二正丁基锡羧酸酯配合物2. 采用元素分析、1H NMR、 IR及晶体结构测定等手段对配体1和配合物2进行了结构表征, 配合物2是以菱形环Sn2O2为中心对称的二聚体结构, 中心菱形环通过氧原子与2个环外锡原子相连. 每个羧基分别与环内锡和环外锡原子配位, 形成2个对称的六元环, 3个环呈梯形排列, 将整个分子分割成2个对称的二十二元大环. 初步研究了其杀菌活性和抗癌活性.     

Effect of Through‐Bond Interaction on Conformation and Structure in Rod‐Shaped Donor–Acceptor Systems. Part 2.

The crystal structures of seven N‐aryltropan‐3‐one (=8‐aryl‐8‐azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan‐3‐one) derivatives 1T1, 2T1, 2T2, 3T2, 5T2, 2T3 , and 3T3 are presented (Fig. 2 and Tables 1–5) and discussed together with the derivatives 1T2 and 4T2 published previously. The piperidine ring adopts a chair conformation. In all structures, the aryl group is in the axial position, with the plane through the aryl C‐atoms nearly perpendicular to the mirror plane of the piperidine ring. The through‐bond interaction between the piperidine ring N‐atom (one‐electron donor) and the substituted exocyclic C?C bond (acceptor) not only elongates the central C? C bonds of the piperidine ring but also increases the pyrimidalization at C(4) of the piperidine ring. Flattening of the C(2)–C(6) part of the piperidine ring decreases the through‐bond interaction.     

Photolysis of 1-alkylcycloalkanols in the presence of (diacetoxyiodo)benzene and I2. Intramolecular selectivity in the beta-scission reactions of the intermediate 1-alkylcycloalkoxyl radicals

The C-C beta-scission reactions of 1-alkylcycloalkoxyl radicals, generated photochemically by visible light irradiation of CH2Cl2 solutions containing the parent 1-alkylcycloalkanols, (diacetoxy)iodobenzene (DIB), and I2, have been investigated through the analysis of the reaction products. The 1-alkylcycloalkoxyl radicals undergo competition between ring opening and C-alkyl bond cleavage as a function of ring size and of the nature of the alkyl substituent. With the 1-propylcycloheptoxyl, 1-propylcyclooctoxyl,and 1-phenylcyclooctoxyl radicals, formation of products deriving from an intramolecular 1,5-hydrogen atom abstraction reaction from the cycloalkane ring has also been observed. The results are discussed in terms of release of ring strain associated to ring opening, stability of the alkyl radical formed by C-alkyl cleavage, and with cycloheptoxyl and cyclooctoxyl radicals, also in terms of the possibility of achieving a favorable geometry for intramolecular hydrogen atom abstraction.     

Biosynthetic studies on the cyclopentane ring formation of allosamizoline, an aminocyclitol component of the chitinase inhibitor allosamidin

Allosamizoline (1) is an aminocyclitol component of allosamidin, a Streptomyces metabolite, and has a cyclopentane ring originated from D-glucosamine. Biosynthesis of the cyclopentane ring was studied by feeding experiments with a variety of deuterium-labeled glucosamine and glucose. In the feeding experiments with [3-(2)H]- and [4-(2)H]-D-glucosamine and [1-(2)H]-D-glucose, deuterium was incorporated into C-3, C-4, and C-1 of 1, respectively. On the other hand, feeding experiments with [5-(2)H]- and [6,6-(2)H(2)]-D-glucosamine showed that deuterium on C-5 and one of the two deuterium atoms on C-6 of glucosamine were lost during the cyclopentane ring formation of 1. In the feeding experiments with (6R)- and (6S)-[6-(2)H(1)]-D-glucose, the (6R)-deuterium of glucose was incorporated into the proS position on C-6 of 1, but the (6S)-deuterium of glucose was not incorporated into 1. These results suggested that an intermediate with a 6-aldehyde group is involved in the biosynthesis of the cyclopentane ring moiety of 1 and overall inversion of stereochemistry of the C-6 methylene group occurred by stereospecific oxidation and reduction on C-6 during the formation of 1. The 6-aldehyde intermediate may play a key role in the biosynthetic step(s) of cyclization to form the cyclopentane ring and/or deoxygenation at C-5.     

Interaction of methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside with metal ions: density functional theory study of cationic and neutral bridging and pendant complexes

Density functional theory calculations on complexes of 4C1, 1C4 and 2SO ring conformations of methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside 1 with divalent metal cations, M = Mg2+, Ca2+, Zn2+, and Cd2+, are presented. Bridging and pendant cationic, [M(H2O)41]2+ and [M(H2O)(5)1]2+, as well as neutral complexes, [M(OH)2(H2O)(2)1] and [M(OH)2(H2O)(3)1], and neutral complexes involving a doubly deprotonated sugar, [M(H2O)(4)1(2-)], are considered. In aqueous and chloroform solution the stability of cationic and pendant neutral complexes is greatly diminished compared with gas-phase results. In contrast, bridging neutral complexes [M(OH)2(H2O)(2)1] and those of type [M(H2O)(4)1(2-)], are stabilized with increasing solvent polarity. Solvation also profoundly influences the preferred binding position and ring conformation. Compared with complexes of bare metal cations, additional ligands, e.g., H2O or OH-, significantly reduce the stability of 1C4 ring complexes. Irrespective of the cation, the most stable structure of bridging complexes [M(H2O)(4)1]2+ results from coordination of the metal to O3 and O4 of methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside in its 4C1 ring conformation.     

Selenoether macrocyclic chemistry--syntheses and properties of new potentially tridentate and hexadentate Se/O-donor macrocycles

Treatment of O(CH2CH2SeCN)2 with Na in NH3(l), followed by dropwise addition of a thf solution of o-C6H4(CH2Br)2 at -40 degrees C leads to formation of three mixed Se/O-donor macrocycles which are separable by column chromatography, the [1 + 1] species L1, the [2 + 2] ring L2 and the [3 + 3] ring L3, of which L2 is by far the major species. Using the same starting materials, but in a high dilution cyclisation at room temperature with NaBH4 in thf/EtOH gives exclusively the [1 + 1] ring, L1. The saturated ring Se/O-donor macrocycles, L4 and L5 are obtained by simultaneous dropwise addition of solutions of O(CH2CH2SeCN)2 and Br(CH2)3Br to NaBH4 suspended in thf/EtOH. The small tridentate Se2O-donor ring, L4, is again the dominant product under these conditions (71%), although the more flexible precursors in this reaction also give rise to the larger Se4O2-donor ring, L5, as a by-product in 8% yield. These compounds are readily separated and purified by column chromatography (ethyl acetate:hexane, 1:19). The new macrocycles have been characterised by 1H, (13)C{1H} and (77)Se{1H} NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, together with crystal structures of L1 and L2. Complexes of L1 and L2 with late transition metals (Pd(II), Pt(II), Cu(I) and Ag(I)) are also described.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 2,3-Diethoxycarbonyl-4-phenyl-5-morpholinyl Thiophene

1INTRoDUCTIONa-Thiocarbonylthioformamidesweresynthesizedin198o[l~2i,however,thereisnoreportofthesecompoundsconcerningtheirpropertiesandreactionactivitiest33.Accordingtotheirstructure,theyseemtohavereactionwithdienophi1es,likesubsti-tutedolefinicandacetylenicdienophilestoleadcorrespondingDiels-Alderproduct.xylene(15ml),diethylbutynedioicester(O.2g,1.2mmol)wasadded,themix-turewasrefluxedfor20h,thencooledtoroomtemperatureandconcentrated.Theresiduewaspurifiedbysilicagelcolumnusingacetone/petr…     

一叶萩碱A环的引入

一叶蔌碱具有士的宁样生理作用,可兴奋中枢并升高血压。临床方面用于治疗面神经麻痹,小儿麻痹后遗症等疾病。其结构已确定为1。     

Total Synthesis of Talatisamine

Talatisamine ( 1 ) is a member of the C₁₉‐diterpenoid alkaloid family, and exhibits K⁺ channel inhibitory and antiarrhythmic activities. The formidable synthetic challenge that 1 presents is due to its highly oxidized and intricately fused hexacyclic 6/7/5/6/6/5‐membered‐ring structure (ABCDEF‐ring) with 12 contiguous stereocenters. Here we report an efficient synthetic route to 1 by the assembly of two structurally simple fragments, chiral 6/6‐membered AE‐ring 7 and aromatic 6‐membered D‐ring 6 . AE‐ring 7 was constructed from 2‐cyclohexenone ( 8 ) through fusing an N‐ethylpiperidine ring by a double Mannich reaction. After coupling 6 with 7 , an oxidative dearomatization/Diels–Alder reaction sequence generated fused pentacycle 4 b . The newly formed 6/6‐membered ring system was then stereospecifically reorganized into the 7/5‐membered BC‐ring of 3 via a Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement. Finally, Hg(OAc)₂ induced an oxidative aza‐Prins cyclization of 2 , thereby forging the remaining 5‐membered F‐ring. The total synthesis of 1 was thus accomplished by optimizing and orchestrating 33 transformations from 8 .     

Total Synthesis of 1‐Hydroxytaxinine

1‐Hydroxytaxinine ( 1 ) is a cytotoxic taxane diterpenoid. Its central eight‐membered B‐ring possesses four oxygen‐functionalized centers (C1, C2, C9, and C10) and two quaternary carbon centers (C8 and C15), and is fused with six‐membered A‐ and C‐rings. The densely functionalized and intricately fused structure of 1 makes it a highly challenging synthetic target. Reported here is an efficient radical‐based strategy for assembling 1 from A‐ and C‐ring fragments. The A‐ring bearing an α‐alkoxyacyl telluride moiety underwent intermolecular coupling with the C‐ring fragment by a Et₃B/O₂‐promoted decarbonylative radical formation. After construction of the C8‐quaternary stereocenter, a pinacol coupling reaction using a low‐valent titanium reagent formed the B‐ring with stereoselective installation of the C1,C2‐diol. Subsequent manipulations at the A‐ and C‐rings furnished 1 in 26 total steps.     

Deamination,involving ring opening,in reactions of 1-aminopurinium mesitylenesulfonates with methanolic amonia

On reaction of 1-aminopurinium mesitylenesulfonates with methanolec ammonia N-deamintion occurs. For 1-amino-, 1-amino-8-(methylthio)-, 1-amino-8-phenyl-, 1-amino-2-methyl-, 1-amino-6-methyl- and 1-amino-8-phenyl-9-methyl-purinium mesitylenesulfonate this reaction proceeds for at least 75% via ring opening as shown by the isolation of 1-¹⁵N-labelled purines when ¹⁵N-labelled methanolic ammonia was used. 1-Amino-9-methylpurinium mesitylenesulfonate gave N-deamination without ring opening. The reaction of 1-amino-6-(methylthio)purinium mesitylenesulfonate with methanolic ammonia involves, besides deamination, partial substitution of the methylthio group; no ring opening is involved. However, ring opening followed by substitution occurs in the reaction of 1-amino-2-(methylthio)purinium mesitylenesulfonate; the reaction proceeds via an adduct at position 2.     

Mechanism of a novel exchange process in alkali metal salts of 1,5-dicyclooctatetraenylnaphthalene dianion

A novel low-temperature intramolecular exchange was detected by (13)C NMR spectrometry in the Na(+) and K(+) salts of the title compound. The process causes the pairwise exchange in the dianion ring of C(2"), C(3"), and C(4") with C(8"), C(7"), and C(6"), respectively. The free energy of activation (DeltaG()(exch)) for the dipotassium salt (2(2-)/2K(+)) in THF-d(8) at 230 K is 12.6 kcal mol(-1). Two key questions are addressed: (1) Why are these carbons anisochronous and (2) what is the mechanism of exchange? NMR data for 1-cyclooctatetraenylnaphthalenedipotassium (3(2-)/2K(+)) as well as ab initio HF/3-21G(++) calculations for 3, 3(2-), and 3(2-)/2K(+) indicate that the nonequivalence is due to both slow rotation across a barrier at which the naphthalene and COT(2)(-) rings are approximately coplanar and slow inversion of the neutral COT ring. This results in the noteworthy circumstance of diastereotopic carbons being observed in a molecule that does not possess either a stereogenic or a prostereogenic center. Comparison of DeltaG()(exch) and DeltaG(++)(BS) for 2(2-)/2K(+) with the corresponding values for 2(2-)/2Na(+) and 2(2-)/2Li(+) and of DeltaG(++)(exch) with DeltaG(++) for ring inversion in 1,4-dicyclooctatetraenylnaphthalene leads to the conclusion that COT(2-) ring rotation and COT ring inversion both contribute to exchange in 2(2-)/2K(+) in a 3:1 ratio, but that exchange occurs exclusively by ring rotation in 2(2-)/2Li(+). The latter result is attributed to looser ion pairing in the dilithium (and disodium) salts.     

Determination of dissociation constants of flavonoids by capillary electrophoresis

Ionization constants of some flavanols (catechin and epicatechin) and flavonols (kaempherol, fisetin, morin, and quercetin) are determined by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE). This technique allows the determination of pK(a) values until about 12. The pK(a) values obtained are compared with those calculated by the SPARC computational program. This program predicts the microscopic and macroscopic pK(a) values and the order of deprotonation of the different -OH groups. While for catechin and epicatechin the first ionizable OH group occurs in ring 1 and the second ionizable group in ring 2, in flavonols the first deprotonation occurs in ring 2 and the second in ring 1.     

Convenient synthesis of 5-trifluoroacetylated imidazoles by ring transformation of mesoionic 1,3-oxazolium-5-olates

Mesoionic 4-trifluoroacetyl-1,3-oxazolium-5-olates (1), obtained from the reaction of N-acyl-N-alkylglycines (2) with trifluoroacetic anhydride, react with amidines to give 5-trifluoroacetylimidazoles (3) in moderate yield. The novel ring transformations of 1 into 3 occur via an initial attack of amidines on the C-2 position of the ring.     

Suggestion of a "twist" mechanism in the oligomerisation of a dimeric phospha(III)zane: insights into the selection of adamantoid and macrocyclic alternatives

The reaction of the dimeric phospha(III)zane [ClP(mu-Npy)]2 (1) (py = 2-pyridyl) with pyNHLi (2:1 equivalents, respectively) in THF/Et3N leads to rapid formation of the bicyclic nona-phospha(III)zane [[ClP(Npy)2]2-[P2(Npy)]] (2). This novel rearrangement can be rationalised by a mechanism involving "twisting (or swivelling)" of the central P(mu-Npy)P fragment of the presumed intermediate [[ClP(mu-Npy)2P]2(mu-Npy)] (3), a process that provides a fundamental mechanistic relationship between the majority of previously reported imidophosphospha(III)zanes. This process is fundamentally reliant on relief from ring strain on going from the four-membered ring units of 3 to the six-membered units of 2. The rearrangement observed for 1 is suppressed on steric grounds by Me-substitution of the pyridine ring at the 6-position, the dimeric phosphazane [ClP(mu-N-6-Me-py)]2 (4) (6-Me-py = 6-methyl-2-pyridyl) being formed almost exclusively in the 1:1 reaction of PCl3 with 6-Me-pyNHLi. The syntheses and X-ray structures of 1, 2 and 4 are reported, together with 31P NMR spectroscopic and DFT calculational studies of the conversion of models of 1 into 2. The combined studies pinpoint relief from ring strain as the key factor dictating the rearrangement.     

X-ray crystal structure analysis and atomic charges of color former and developer: 5. Colored formers

The spirocarbon C6 of colorless forms of a fluoran compound is the base of the disengagement from the bond C(sp³)–O by the accessibility of the electrophilic H⁺, the phthalide ring is cleaved and this ring becomes a benzene ring D and a carboxyl group as colored forms. The crystal and molecular structures of colored forms 2-anilino-3-methyl-6-diethylamino-9-(o-carboxyphenyl) xanthene C₃₁H₂₉N₂O₃⁺·Cl⁻ (1) and 2-methyl-3-anilino-7-dibutylamino-9-(o-carboxyphenyl) xanthene C₃₅H₃₇N₂O₃⁺·Cl⁻ (2) complexes were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The xanthene ring skeletons of colored forms 1 and 2 have planar geometries, and the ring junctions between the xanthene ring and the benzene ring D make a small angle compared to the colorless forms which are almost at right angles to the xanthene ring skeletons. 1 and 2 are just different from the ethyl and butyl groups in two side chains R¹ and R², but the rigid body and internal motions in molecules differ at R¹ and R⁵ (the ring F). The charges of the root atom N1 of the two side chains are increased by π-electron densities, those from N1 to C6 atoms show distinct odd alternant system, and two oxygens (O2 and O3) of the carboxyl group are decreased. The group charges of N1 of colored forms are positive, while those of the colorless forms are negative. Colored forms make networks of X–HY contacts with an anion Cl⁻ and the anion in the nucleus of network. It is explained here that delicate positive charges of atoms N2 and O2 cause ClH(N2)–N2 and ClH(O2)–O2 contacts.