Determination of the absolute configuration of marine oxylipin topsentolide A1 by the synthesis of the enantiomer of the natural product

Two possible stereoisomers of topsentolide A₁, a cytotoxic oxylipin against human solid tumor cell lines, were prepared in order to determine the stereochemistry of natural product. That is, the enantiomer of topsentolide A₁, (8S,11S,12R)-isomer, and its diastereomer was efficiently synthesized in a stereoselective manner. The stereochemistry of topsentolide A₁ was determined to be 8R,11R,12S by comparing NMR spectra and specific rotations of the synthetic isomers and the natural product.     

On the synthesis of pyrinodemin A. Part 1: The location of the olefin

The elucidation of the structure of the cytotoxic marine sponge alkaloid pyrinodemin A by synthesis is described. Based on the ¹³C NMR spectra of three double bond positional isomers and the natural product, it is concluded the C14′-C15′ isomer best represents the true structure of pyrinodemin A. In addition, the structural assignment of pyrinodemin C is evaluated.     

Nuclear magnetic resonance and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry combined with an incompleted separation strategy for identifying the natural products in crude extract

NMR and LC-MS combined with an incompleted separation strategy were proposed to the simultaneous structure identification of natural products in crude extracts, and a novel method termed as NMR/LC-MS parallel dynamic spectroscopy (NMR/LC-MS PDS) was developed to discover the intrinsic correlation between retention time (Rt), mass/charge (m/z) and chemical shift (δ) data of the same constituent from mixture spectra by the co-analysis of parallelly visualized multispectroscopic datasets from LC-MS and ¹H NMR. The extracted ion chromatogram (XIC) and ¹H NMR signals deriving from the same individual constituent were correlated through fraction ranges and intensity changing profiles in NMR/LC-MS PDS spectrum due to the signal amplitude co-variation resulted from the concentration variation of constituents in a series of incompletely separated fractions. NMR/LC-MS PDS was applied to identify 12 constituents in an active herbal extract including flavonol glycosides, which was separated into a series of fractions by flash column chromatography. The complementary spectral information of the same individual constituent in the crude extract was discovered simultaneously from mixture spectra. Especially, two groups of co-eluted isomers were identified successfully. The results demonstrated that NMR/LC-MS PDS combined with the incompleted separation strategy achieved the similar function of on-line LC-NMR-MS analysis in off-line mode and had the potential for simplifying and accelerating the analytical routes for structure identification of constituents in herbs or their active extracts.     

Synthesis of hept-6-en-2,4,5-triols and hept-6-en-2,3,5-triols

In a systematic effort to establish the relative as well as absolute configurations of two natural products isolated from Asomycete Daldinia concentrica, four independent (non-antipodal) diastereomers of hept-6-en-2,4,5-triol, the structure previously proposed for the natural products, were synthesized in enantiopure forms through a chiral-pool route and their optical rotation as well as NMR data were recorded. Although these four synthetic isomers cover all possible relative configurations the originally assigned triol may have, none of them gave spectroscopic data compatible with those reported for the natural products. Similar negative results were also obtained with a group of four non-antipodal diastereomers of hept-6-en-2,3,5-triol. The genuine structures of the natural products are therefore to be re-assigned.     

Isoaurones: synthesis and stereochemical assignments of geometrical isomers

A series of isoaurones have been synthesized for the first time from substituted acetophenones via benzo-2(3H)-furanone in three steps. Geometrical isomers of the isoaurones were separated. The differences in the proton and carbon NMR spectra of the E- and Z-isoaurones afford a useful method for distinguishing between the two isomers. Marginalin, a metabolite of Dytiscus marginalis has been synthesized and the spectral data of the synthetic E-isomer were in good agreement with those of the natural product. The antioxidant activity of isoaurones was determined by superoxide free radical (NBT) method and isoaurones 12 and 13 displayed excellent antioxidant activity.     

Synthesis and NMR elucidation of novel pentacycloundecane‐based peptides

The synthesis and NMR elucidation of two novel pentacycloundecane (PCU)‐based peptides are reported. The PCU cage amino acids were synthesised as racemates and the incorporation of the cage amino acid with (S)‐natural amino acids produced diastereomeric peptides. The diastereomeric ‘cage’ peptides were separated using preparative HPLC and the NMR elucidation of these PCU containing peptides are reported for the first time. The ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra showed series of overlapping signals of the cage skeleton and that of the peptide, making it extremely difficult to resolve the structure using one‐dimensional NMR techniques only. The use of two‐dimensional NMR techniques proved to be a highly effective tool in overcoming this problem. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

13C NMR spectroscopy of 4,5- and 5,6-double bond isomers of spiro-3-steroidal ketone derivatives : The determination of the structures of steroidal thiazolidines

The thiazolidine isomers obtained upon the reaction of aminoethanethiols with α,β-unsaturated steroidal ketones were found to be double bond positional isomers based on their optical rotations and ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra. The ¹³C NMR spectra of analogous ketals, hemithioketals and a thioketal of steroidal ketones were also reported, and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy was shown to be a convenient method of assigning the position of the double bond in the double bond isomers for all four of these derivatives. Finally, ¹³C NMR spectroscopy was found to be useful in determining that thiazolidine formation was stereospecific to give only one C-3-isomer.     

Preparation and Characterization of 61,6n-DI-O-(α-D-Galactopyranosyl)Cyclomaltooctaoses

ABSTRACT

Four positional isomers of 6¹,6ⁿ-di-O-(D-galactopyranosyl)cyclomaltooctaoses (cG₈s, γ-cyclodextrins) (n = 2?5) were chemically synthesized using the trichloroacetimidate method. The desired compounds having two α-(1→6)-linkages were isolated from a mixture of configurational isomers by HPLC, and their structures were confirmed by ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and FAB-high resolution mass spectra (HRMS). The elution behavior of their four positional isomers on an ODS column by HPLC is discussed.     

Insoluble beta-cyclodextrin polymer for capillary gas chromatographic separation of enantiomers and isomers

An insoluble beta-cyclodextrin polymer cross-linked with identified epichiorohydrin has been prepared; its structure was identified by means of infrared and 13C NMR spectra. Three capillary columns have been coated with the polymer treated by ultrasonication by three coating methods. Chromatographic characteristics such as column efficiency, thermal stability and polarity, have been studied, and two kinds of disubstituted benzene isomers and eight pairs of enantiomers have been separated on the three capillary columns. The results show that the beta-cyclodextrin polymer is suitable for use as a capillary gas chromatographic stationary phase, and that the column, prepared by loading beta-cyclodextrin polymer stationary phase with 50% methyl-50% phenylsilicone (OV-17), shows good chromatographic properties in separating enantiomers and positional isomers.     

Synthesis of diversifolide and structure revision

The synthesis of diversifolide and its structural revision are reported. We synthesized the assigned structure of diversifolide via two methods, but the NMR spectra of the synthetic material did not match those of the natural material. Through careful investigation, we found that the spectra were identical with those of 11-epi-sundiversifolide.     

Synthesis and NMR elucidation of pentacycloundecane-derived hydroxy acid peptides as potential anti-HIV-1 agents

The synthesis and NMR elucidation of eight novel peptides incorporating the pentacycloundecane (PCU)-derived hydroxy acid are reported. The PCU cage amino acids were synthesized as racemates and the incorporation of the PCU-derived hydroxy acid with natural (S)-amino acids produced inseparable diastereomeric peptides. A series of overlapping signals from the cage and that of the peptide side chain was observed in the ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectra, complicating the elucidation thereof. Two-dimensional NMR techniques proved to be a very useful tool in overcoming these difficulties. These compounds are potential HIV protease inhibitors.     

Differentiation of diastereomeric N-aryltetrahydropyrano/tetrahydrofuranochromenylamines under electron ionization and chemical ionization conditions

A series of diastereomeric 4S,5S,6R/S-tetrahydropyrano- and 3S,4S,5R/S-tetrahydrofuranochromenylamine derivatives (a/b isomers; 1-26) has been studied under electron ionization (EI) and chemical ionization (CI) conditions. The EI mass spectra of all diastereomeric compounds show two characteristic fragment ions, of which one is formed by retro-Diels-Alder (RDA) reaction from the molecular ion, retaining the charge on the diene fragment, and the other [M-(HNAr)]+ ion by a simple radical loss. The RDA process is more favorable in all b isomers, whereas the radical loss is dominant in all a isomers; based on these two ions it is easy to differentiate the two diastereomers. The collision-induced dissociation (CID) spectra of all the molecular ions also show the same trend, which reflects the stereoselectivity in the formation of the two characteristic fragment ions. The results of theoretical calculations performed are in accordance with the experimental observations. The CI experiments (methane and isobutane) on all the diastereomeric compounds also enabled the differentiation of the isomers.     

Chemical synthesis of ComX pheromone and related peptides containing isoprenoidal tryptophan residues

The ComX pheromone is a post-translationally modified oligopeptide that stimulates natural genetic competence controlled by quorum sensing in Bacillus subtilis. Recently, the structure of the ComX_RO-E-2 pheromone produced by strain RO-E-2 was determined. Based on the NMR analysis, a geranyl group is bound to the tryptophan residue, which results in the formation of a tricyclic ring structure. It was proposed that one of the four possible stereochemical isomers was based on a conformational search for model compounds and the assumption that amino acid residues in the natural pheromone have the l-configuration. All possible modified tryptophan residues and the corresponding ComX_RO-E-2 peptides were synthesized to confirm the precise stereochemistry. Here, the synthesis of the modified tryptophan derivatives was reported in detail. It was succeeded in synthesizing four optically active modified tryptophan methyl esters from which the four diastereomeric ComX_RO-E-2 peptides were prepared. Since only one of the four diastereomers was spectroscopically identical to the natural pheromone and exhibited biological activity, the absolute structure of the ComX_RO-E-2 pheromone was able to be established unambiguously. Furthermore, it was noticed that two other bioactive pheromones were present in the culture broth that were co-purified with ComX_RO-E-2 pheromone. These pheromones were presumed to be the N-terminal truncated peptides of ComX_RO-E-2 pheromone, i.e., [2-6]ComX_RO-E-2 and [3-6]ComX_RO-E-2, by LC-MS and NMR analyses. Using Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis, ComX_RO-E-2 pheromone and the [2-6]ComX_RO-E-2 and [3-6]ComX_RO-E-2 peptides were prepared. The synthetic peptides were identical to the natural pheromones and also showed significant biological activity.     

Positional isomer differentiation of synthetic cannabinoid JWH‐081 by GC‐MS/MS

Like many new designer drugs of abuse, synthetic cannabinoids (SC) have structural or positional isomers which may or may not all be regulated under law. Differences in acute toxicity may exist between isomers which impose further burden in the fields of forensic toxicology, medicine and legislation. Isomer differentiation therefore becomes crucial from these standpoints as new designer drugs continuously emerge with just minor positional modifications to their preexisting analogs. The aim of this study was to differentiate the positional isomers of JWH‐081. Purchased standard compounds of JWH‐081 and its positional isomers were analyzed by gas chromatography‐electron ionization‐mass spectrometry (GC‐EI‐MS) first in scan mode to investigate those isomers who could be differentiated by EI scan spectra. Isomers with identical or near‐identical EI spectra were further subjected to GC‐tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) analysis with appropriate precursor ions. EI scan was able to distinguish 3 of the 7 isomers: 2‐methoxy, 7‐methoxy and 8‐methoxy. The remaining isomers exhibited near‐identical spectra; hence, MS/MS was performed by selecting m/z 185 and 157 as precursor ions. 3‐Methoxy and 5‐methoxy isomers produced characteristic product ions that enabled the differentiation between them. Product ion spectrum of 6‐methoxy isomer resembled that of JWH‐081; however, the relative ion intensities were clearly different from one another. The combination of EI scan and MS/MS allowed for the regioisomeric differentiation of the targeted compounds in this study. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Gloriosaols A and B, two novel phenolics from Yucca gloriosa: structural characterization and configurational assignment by a combined NMR-quantum mechanical strategy

Gloriosaols A (1) and B (2), two novel phenolic derivatives characterized by unusual spirostructures made up of two C₁₅ units linked via a γ-lactone to a central stilbenic portion were isolated from the roots of Yucca gloriosa. On the basis of an extensive NMR analysis, the same basic structure was established for the two compounds but no further information about their structural difference could be deduced. Thus two hypotheses were formulated: (1) gloriosaols A and B could be atropisomers caused by a restriction of the free rotation around the double bond due to a steric congestion of the bulky phenolic portions; (2) gloriosaols A and B could be two configurational isomers, indicating, in this case, a nonstereoselective biogenetic formation of the stereogenic center C-2. Semi-empirical calculations of the potential energy surfaces on gloriosaols A and B, together with the ¹H NMR spectra recorded at various temperatures, allowed us to unambiguously exclude the hypothesis of two restricted rotational conformers of a single configurational isomer. Finally, quantum mechanical calculations of the geometries and of the ¹H chemical shifts on the gloriasols A and B in combination with the analysis of the ROE data allowed us to deduce a diastereomeric relation between the two compounds and to assess the relative configuration of the two diastereomers.     

Phenylglycidyl ether adducts of 2′-deoxycytidine and 2′-deoxyadenosine: Stability in solution and structure analysis by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry

The adducts of phenylglycidyl ether with 2′-deoxyadenosine (dAdo) and 2′-deoxycytidine (dCyd) exhibit structural modifications. The N-1 adduct of dAdo underwent rearrangement to the N-6 adduct; the N-3 adduct of dCyd was deaminated to the corresponding 2′-deoxyuridine adduct. These structural modifications were studied by using liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry, and kinetic data for both reactions are presented. The low energy (+) collision-activated dissociation spectra of the dAdo adducts allow the two positional isomers N-1 versus N-6 to be distinguished. The structure of the latter is independently proven by an extended NMR study. For the dCyd and 2′-deoxyuridine adducts, information about the alkylation site is found in the (?) collision-activated dissociation spectra. These spectra show the presence of an unexpected N-4-alkylated dCyd in addition to the two epimeric N-3 adducts.     

Microwave spectrum,structure, dipole moment and internal rotation of ethyl fluorosilane

Microwave spectra of the trans and gauche isomers of ethyl fluorosilane and their eleven isotopically substituted species have been measured. The r_s structures of the two isomers were determined from the observed moments of inertia. The molecular structures found for the two isomers in the present study are compared with those of analogous molecules. Dipole moments of the two isomers were determined by Stark-effect measurements and are also compared with those of analogous molecules. The energy difference between the trans and gauche isomers was obtained from the relative intensity measurements of the spectra and the barrier to internal rotation of the methyl group for the gauche isomer was obtained from the A—E splittings of the spectra in the first excited methyl torsional state. The V₃ value was 2775 ± 25 cal mol^?1.     

Organometallic compounds : LXIX. Synthesis and properties of the first chiral triorganostannyl-manganese complex

Methyl-1-naphthylphenylstannyltetracarbonyl(diphenyl-N-methyl-N-(S)-1-phenylethylaminophosphine)manganese (I) has been prepared by two different routes from racemic methyl-1-naphthylphenyltin chloride. Fractional recrystallizations yielded two diastereomeric fractions with fx205-1 = +40.3° and —71.4°, respectively, which have identical NMR and IR spectra.     

Three-dimensional structures of 2-alkyl-4-formyltetrahydropyrans

The three-dimensional structures of a number of diastereomeric 2-alkyl-4-formyltetrahydropyrans were studied by means of ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. It is shown that the 2,2-dialkyl derivatives are mixtures of two configurational isomers in which the formyl group is equatorially oriented. 2-Monoalkyl-4-formyltetrahydropyrans exist in the form of mixtures of two diastereomeric forms that have different orientations (axial and equatorial) of the formyl group; the alkyl group in both isomers is equatorially oriented.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 311–314, March, 1979.     

First enantiopure phosphapalladacycle with planar chirality. X-Ray study of the racemic dimer and (Spl,SCSN)-diastereomer of its prolinate derivative

The first P,C-cyclopalladated complex with planar chirality was prepared by direct cyclopalladation of prochiral di-tert-butyl(ferrocenylmethyl)phosphine. Resolution of the racemic dimer was achieved through separation of its diastereomeric (S)-prolinate derivatives. The palladacycle structure was confirmed by the ¹H NMR spectra of the dimer and its triphenylphosphine adduct and an X-ray diffraction study of the racemic dimeric complex. The absolute configuration of the planar chirality was determined by an X-ray diffraction investigation of one of two diastereomers of the (S)-prolinate derivative.