Herstellung von 3-Oxo-17β-hydroxy-1,19-cyclo-5α-androstan. Über Steroide, 219. Mitteilung

Under the influence of radical anions generated from lithium and biphenyl, 3-oxo-17β-acetoxy-19-mesyloxy-Δ¹-5α-androstane was converted into 3-oxo-17β-acetoxy-1, 19-cyclo-5α-androstane.     

Triterpene saponins from Thalictrum minus. VI. Structure of thalicoside C

From the epigeal part ofThalictrum minus L. (Ranuncluaceae) we have isolated a minor cycloartane trisdesmoside — thalicoside C — 3,16,22(S),29-tetrahydroxy-9,19-cyclo-20(S)-lanost-24-ene 3-O--galactopyranoside 22,29-di-O--D-glucopyranoside. Its structure was established from the results of chemical transformations and of FAB-mass and NMR spectroscopies (¹H₁,¹³C,¹H-¹H₁, and¹³C-¹H).Irkutsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedeninii, No. 1, pp. 103–109, January–February, 1993.     

New triterpenoid glycosides fromThalictrum minus L.

Two triterpenoid diglycosides of the cycloartane series were isolated from the terrestrial part ofThalictrum minus L. (Ranunculaceae). Genins of these glycosides are side-chain structural isomers—3-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-29-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-9β, 19-cyclo-20(S)-lanost-24(Z)-ene-3β, 16β, 22(S), 26, 29-pentaol and 3-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-29-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-9β, 19-cyclo-20(S)-lanost-25-ene-3β, 16β,22(S), 24ζ, 29-pentaol. The structures of these glycosides were established using 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy and FAB mass spectrometry. For Part 9, see Ref. 1. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1434–1437, July, 1998.     

Reduction of Ozonides by Means of Polymeric Triphenylphosphine: Simplified Synthesis of Carbonyl Compounds from Alkenes

A classical system for the preparation of carbonyl compounds from alkenes relies upon ozonolysis of the double bond, followed by reductive cleavage of the ozonide so formed. Among the reagents of choice for such a reduction, triphenylphosphine certainly has enjoyed a widespread use.¹ However, in spite of the simplicity of the method, often one can face problems in the purification of the carbonyl compound from unreacted triphenylphosphine, especially if the polarities of both products are very similar. We have encountered such a problem during the preparation of the (20 S)-6β -ethoxy-3 α, 5-cyclo-5α -pregnane-20-carbaldehyde 4 from the suitably protected stigmasterol3². In this case, when triphenylphosphine was used for reduction of ozonide we never could isolate the aldehyde 2 uncontaninated by tripherylphosphine.     

New triterpenoid glycosides fromThalictrum minus L.

From the terrestrial part ofThalictrum minus L. (Ranunculaceae) a novel triterpenoid diglycoside was isolated. The genin of this glycoside is a new cycloartane triterpenoid. The structure of the glycoside was established on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy and FAB mass spectrometry as 22S,25-epoxy-3-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-29-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-9β, 19-cyclo-20S-lanostane-3β,16β,24S,29-tetrol. For Part 10 see Ref. 1. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 602–605, March, 1999.     

Porphyrins. 17. Oxidation of porphyrins with a cyclopentane ring on the surface of silica gel. Chemical properties of hydroxycyclopentanoporphyrins

It was established that porphyrins with a cyclopentane ring are oxidized on the surface of silica gel by air oxygen to give 5¹-hydroxy-3¹,5¹-cycloporphyrins in 30–35% yields. Heating 5¹-hydroxy-3¹methyl-3¹,5¹-cycloheptaethyl-porphyrin in CF₃COOH leads to splitting out of water and prototropic rearrangement of the intermediate unstable cyclopentenoporphyrin to the previously unknown exo-methylenecyclopentanoporphyrin.See [1] for communication 16.See [2] for our preliminary communication.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 485–489, April, 1984.     

When UDG and hAPE1 Meet Cyclopurines. How (5′R) and (5′S) 5′,8-Cyclo-2′-deoxyadenosine and 5′,8-Cyclo-2′-deoxyguanosine Affect UDG and hAPE1 Activity?

Ionizing radiation is a factor that seriously damages cellular mechanisms/macromolecules, e.g., by inducing damage in the human genome, such as 5′,8-cyclo-2′-deoxypurines (cdPus). CdPus may become a component of clustered DNA lesions (CDL), which are notably unfavorable for the base excision repair system (BER). In this study, the influence of 5′S and 5′R diastereomers of 5′,8-cyclo-2′-deoxyadenosine (cdA) and 5′,8-cyclo-2′-deoxyguanosine (cdG) on the uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) and human AP site endonuclease 1 (hAPE1) activity has been taken under consideration. Synthetic oligonucleotides containing 2′-deoxyuridine (dU) and cdPu were used as a model of single-stranded CDL. The activity of the UDG and hAPE1 enzymes decreased in the presence of RcdG compared to ScdG. Contrary to the above, ScdA reduced enzyme activity more than RcdA. The presented results show the influence of cdPus lesions located within CDL on the activity of the initial stages of BER dependently on their position toward dU. Numerous studies have shown the biological importance of cdPus (e.g., as a risk of carcinogenesis). Due to that, it is important to understand how to recognize and eliminate this type of DNA damage from the genome.     

Synthesis of carbon-bridged 8,5'-cyclopurine nucleosides: Nucleosides and nucleotides—XXIV1

Treatment of 2',3'-O-isopropylidene-5'-deoxy-8,5'-cycloadenosine with selenium oxide afforded the 5'-oxo-compound. Reduction of the product with sodium borohydride proceeded stereoselectively to give the 8,5'(S)-cycloadenosine. The 5'-R-isomer was obtained by the inversion of the 5'-OH group of the S-epimer via the mesyloxy derivative. Hydrolytic deamination of 8,5'-cycloadenosines gave the inosine counterparts. Photo-irradiation of 2',3'-O-isopropylidene-5'-deoxy-5'-phenylthio-N²-benzoylguanosine afforded the 8,5'-cyclo-5'-deoxyguanosine, which was also converted to the 5'-oxo-derivative. Reduction of the product also afforded to give the 8,5'-(S)-cycloguanosine. The CD spectra of these cyclonucleosides reflect the chiralities at the 5'-position.     

1,1,3,3-Tetrachlordisilazan

1,1,3,3-Tetrachlorodisilazane The new compound 1 can be prepared by the reaction of calciumoctamminedichloride, CaCl₂(NH₃)₈, with trichlorosilane, HSiCl₃. IR, Raman, ¹H and ²⁹Si NMR spectra show a planar Si₂NH framework, probably C₂-symmetry of the whole molecule and a symmetrical distribution of the four chlorine atoms. In 1 we have got a compound with Bronsted and Lewis acidity, which reacts with three equivalents of pyridine to HSiCl₂(py)₂? NH(py)? HSiCl₂. This addition compound exhibits a fourfold and a sixfold coordinated silicon atom as is shown by a ²⁹Si-solid-NMR spectrum. By thermal decomposition of 1 the new compound 1,3,5-trichloro-2,4,6-tris(dichlorosilyl)-cyclo-1,3,5-trisil-2,4,6-triazane, Si₆Cl₉H₆N₃, 4 , is formed. With piperidine, 1 reacts by substitution of all four chlorine atoms to compound 5 , whereas with diazomethane the NH-functionality is converted to a NCH₃ group in 6 . Attempts of lithiation lead mainly to a substitution of the chlorine atoms by alkyl groups     

Synthese de la cyclo-5'-8 desoxy-5' adenosine: stereochimie et mecanisme de la cyclisation d'un derive de l'iodo-5' adenosine par le zinc

N,N'-Dibenzoyl 2', 3'-O-isopropylidene 5'-deoxy 5'-iodo adenosine can efficiently transformed into the corresponding 5',8-cyclo-7,8-dihydronucleoside by zinc in pyridine. Only one diastereoisomer is obtained. By spin decoupling and NOE techniques at 250 MHz, the R-configuration at C-8 was established. This compound showed typical dihedral angles of about 90° for the vicinal protons H-1', H-2' and H-3', H-4'. Using adenosine derivatives stereospecifically labelled at C-5', it was demonstrated that the cyclisation occurs with racemisation at that position.     

Synthesis of 23,23-difluoro-25-hydroxyvitamin D3

23,23-Difluoro-25-hydroxyvitamin D₃ was synthesized from 6β-methoxy-3α,5-cyclo-23,24-dinor-5α-cholan-22-ol.     

Withanolide Compounds from the Flower of Datura metel L.

Three new withanolide compounds named baimantuoluoline A ( 1 ), B ( 2 ), and C ( 3 ) and the two known withanolides withafastuosin E ( 4 ) and withametelin C ( 5 ) were isolated from the fraction exhibiting activity for psoriasis in the flower of Datura metel L. The three new structures were determined as (5α,6α,7α,12β,15β,22R)‐6,7‐epoxy‐5,12,15‐trihydroxy‐1‐oxowitha‐2,24‐dienolide ( 1 ), (5α,6β,15β,22R)‐ 5,6,15,21‐tetrahydroxy‐1‐oxowith‐24‐enolide ( 2 ), and (5α,6β,12β,22R)‐5,6,12,21‐tetrahydroxy‐27‐methoxy‐1‐oxowitha‐2,24‐dienolide ( 3 ) on the basis of extensive spectroscopic data (HR‐ESI‐MS, ¹H‐ and ¹³C‐NMR, ¹H,¹H‐COSY, HSQC, HMBC, and NOESY) (withanolide=22‐hydroxyergostan‐26‐oic acid δ‐lactone).     

Chelate von Chinolin-8-ol — Derivaten. XI. Eigenschaften und Struktur von Nickelchelaten alkyl-substituierter Chinolin-8-ole bzw. Chinolin-8-thiole

Reactions of 1,1,3,3-Tetrakis(dimethylamino)-1λ⁵,3λ⁵-diphosphete with N? H and P? H Acidic Compounds 1,1,3,3-Tetrakis(dimethylamino)-1λ⁵,3λ⁵-diphosphete, 1 , reacts with aniline to give by opening of the ring 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(dimethylamino)-1-phenyl-1,2λ⁵,4λ⁵-azadiphosphapenta-1,3-diene, 2 , with p-CN? C₆F₄? NH₂ the product is 1-(4-cyano-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl)-2,2,4,4-tetrakis(dimethylamino)-1,2λ⁵,4λ⁵-azadiphosphapenta-1,3-diene, 3 . t-Butylamine or diethylamine do not react with 1 . Mesitylphosphane opens the ring system 1 forming by reduction of one phosphorus atom {[bis(dimethylamino)phosphanyl]methylidene}bis(dimethylamino)methylphosphorane, 4 . The same product 4 is obtained by reaction with phenylphosphane. The reaction products 2–4 are characterized by their nmr, mass, and ir spectra. Their way of formation is discussed. In 4 a ⁵J(PH), in 3 a ⁷J(CF) long range coupling constant could be identified.     

Steroids of the spirostan and furostan series from Nolina microcarpa IV. Structures of nolinogenin,nolinospiroside B,and nolinofuroside B

A glycoside has been isolated from the plantNolina microcarpa S. Wats. (family Dracaenaceae) which has been called nolinofuroside B and has the structure of 6-methoxy-3,5-cyclo-(25S)-furostan-1,22,26-triol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside (I). Enzymatic hydrolysis of the bioside (I) yielded nolinospiroside B (III) and nolinogenin (IV). The latter is 6-methoxy-3,5-cyclo-(25S)-spirostan-6-ol, and glycoside (III) is its 1-O--D-fucopyranoside.M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 218–224, March–April, 1992.     

Studies on the structure-activity relationship of delta-sleep inducing peptide

DSIP and its fourteen analogs as well as three short peptides were synthesized by solid phase method. The design of the analogs was based on the consideration of the introduction of D-amino acid into the molecules to inhibit the enzymatic hydrolysis and the introduction of amino acids with a hydrophobic side chain. The modification was placed on the position of 1, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9, e.g. D- Trp¹, Tyr¹, Tyr¹ Phe⁵, D-Trp¹ Phe⁸, Trp^3,4, D-Trp^1,3,4 Phe⁸, D-Trp3^,4 Phe⁸ D-Glu⁹, D-pF-Phe^3,4 Phe⁸ D-Glu⁹, Phe⁵, Glu⁵ Asp⁹, Tyr⁶ Asp⁹, Asp⁹ and Ala⁷-DSIP as well as Trp-Ala-Gly-Gly-Asp, Trp-Ala-Gly-Gly-Glu and Trp-Gly-Glu. DSIP and Phe⁵-DSIP were also prepared by pentafluorophenyl ester method. The purity of the synthetic peptides was checked by amino acid analysis, elemental analysis, thin layer chromatography and paper electrophoresis. The biological assay showed that the analogs of D-Trp¹, Tyr¹, Tyr¹ Phe⁵ and Ala⁷-DSIP as well as three short peptides were inactive whereas Phe⁵-DSIP showed similar activity as that of synthetic DSIP.     

The electronic structures of tetrahedral oxo-complexes. The nature of the “charge transfer” transitions

The electronic structures of MnO^?₄, MnO^2?₄, MnO^3?₄, CrO^2?₄, CrO^3?₄, VO^3?₄, RuO₄, RuO^?₄, RuO^2?₄, TcO^?₄ and MoO^2?₄ have been investigated using the Hartree-Fock-Slater Discrete Variational Method. The calculated ordering of the valence orbitals of all the comlexes is: t₁, 4t₂, 3a₁, 1c, 3t₂, with t₁ the orbital of highest energy. The calculated single transition energies are in good agreement with experimental values and indicate the uniform assignment: t₁ → 2e(v₁), 4t₂ → 2e(v₂). t₁ → 5t₂(v₃), and 4t₂ → 5t₂(v₄). A/D values, calculated from the theory of magnetic circular dichroism (MDC) also support this assignment.Population analyses reveal that all complexes, whether d⁰, d¹ or d², have d-orbital populations close to those of the corresponding M²⁺ ions in which two electrons have been removed from the (n + 1)s orbital of M. This is also true of the excited states, such as t₁ → 2e and 4t₂ → 2e, where a transfer of charge from the ligands to the metal has previously been assumed. It is shown that, instead of a transfer of charge from ligands to metal, electronic excitation consists of a rearrangement of electron density both at the ligands and at the metal.     

Beiträge zur Chemie von Phosphorverbindungen mit Adamantanstruktur. XIV. Kristallstruktur eines 3, 5-Diphenyl-1, 2, 4-dithiazolium-Salzes mit käfigförmigem [P4NS9]-Anion

Contributions to the Chemistry of Phosphorus Compounds with Adamantane Structure. XIV. Crystal Structure of a 3, 5-Diphenyl-1, 2, 4-dithiazolium Salt with the Cage-like Anion [P₄NS₉] The compound 3, 5-Diphenyl-1, 2, 4-dithiazolium 1, 3, 5, 7-pentathioxo-10-aza-2, 4, 6, 8, 9-pentathia-1α⁵,3λ⁵,5λ⁵,7λ⁵-tetraphosphatricyclo[3.3.1.1^3,7]decanide has been prepared by the reaction of P₄S₁₀ with benzonitrile. It crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1 with a = 9.914 Å, b = 15.025 Å, c = 9.186 Å, α = 100.48°, β = 99.90°, γ = 90.66°, and Z = 2. The anion has the structure of a P₄S₁₀-like cage, in which one P? S? P group is replaced by the P? N? P group.     

Agariblazeispirol C from the cultured mycelia of the fungus, Agaricus blazei, and the chemical conversion of blazeispirol A

Agariblazeispirol C, which has a unique steroidal skeleton, has been isolated from the cultured mycelia of Agaricus blazei (Agaricaceae). The structure of agariblazeispirol C was established to be (23S,24S)-13,23-cyclo-25-hydroxy-14β-methyl-18-nor-des-A-ergosta-5,7,9,11,17(20)-pentaen-22-one by comparison of extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectral data with those of agariblazeispirols A and B. At the same time, agariblazeispirol C was synthesized by the reaction of blazeispirol A with BF₃·OEt₂ along with some interesting compounds.     

Crystal and Molecular Structure of (4′<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>,5′<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>,22<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>)-22-Hydroxy-22-(3′,4′-dimethylisoxazolin-5′-yl)-6β-methoxy-3α,5-cyclo-23,24-dinorcholane

The crystal and molecular structure of (4′R,5′R,22R)-22-hydroxy-22-(3′, 4′-dimethylisoxazolin-5′-yl)-6β-methoxy-3α,5-cyclo-23,24-dinorcholane was studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2; a 19.649(7), b 7.680(2), c 17.254(6) Å; β 101.05(3)°. The only diastereomer formed by the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of acetonitriole oxide has the 4′R,5′R stereochemistry of the arising chiral centers. The conformation of the side chain of the molecule is additionally stabilized by an intramolecular hydrogen bond.     

Fluoroazoles. III. Synthesis and 1H and 1–9F nmr spectra of 3-, 4-, and 5-fluoro-1-methylpyrazole

The three monofluoro derivatives of N-methylpyrazole have been synthesized. 3-Fluoro-1-methylpyrazole and 4-fIuoro-1-methylpyrazole were prepared from the appropriate amines by diazotization and photochemical irradiation of the diazonium salts in tetrafluoroboric acid. 5-Fluoro-1-methylpyrazole was obtained from 1-acetyl-3-fluoropyrazole and methyl fluorosulfonate, and also by direct methylation of 3(5) fluoropyrazole with dimethyl sulfate. The ^1–9F chemical shifts of these N-methylated fluoroazoles cover a great range (ca. 50 ppm) and show a good correlation with the chemical shifts of H₃, H₄, and H₅ protons of 1-methylpyrazole. An unexpected long-range coupling ⁵J (F-CH₃) is observed in 3-fluoro-1-methylpyrazole.