Reactivity of Chiral Sesquiterpene Synthons Obtained by the Degradation of Maslinic Acid from Olive‐Pressing Residues

Maslinic acid, a naturally occurring compound isolated from the solid wastes of olive‐oil pressing, was fragmented through the C‐ring via oxidative procedures to obtain two structural fragments. The chemical behaviors of cis‐decalin, from the D and E rings, and of trans‐decalin fragments, from the A and B rings, were investigated in depth using several chemical and enzymatic reactions. These decalin chiral synthons are interesting intermediates to semisynthesize phenanthrene‐ and drimane‐type compounds and natural tricyclic triterpenes.     

On the energy-transfer rate parameters of liquid alkanes

The quenching of emission intensity and emission lifetime of cyclohexane and decalin as a function of benzene concentration has been studied. The energy-transfer rate parameters obtained have been found to agree with those derived by the Stokes-Einstein relation.     

Application of the Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory part I. Mixtures ofn-alkanes with bicyclic compounds,benzene, cyclohexane andn-hexane

The Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory of liquid mixtures has been applied to the H _m ^E and V _m ^E for binary mixtures of an n-alkane with decalin, bicyclohexyl, tetralin, cyclohexylbenzene, benzene, cyclohexane and n-hexane. Furthermore the Prigogine-Flory theory has been used to predict activity coefficients at infinite dilution from the experimentally determined H _m ^E at 25°C and at finite concentrations for n-hexane and n-heptane with decalin, bicyclohexyl, tetralin and cyclohexylbenzene.     

Excess volumes of decahydronaphthalene inn-alkanes at 10 and 25°C

The molar excess volumes of mixing decahydronaphthalene (decalin) with n-pentane, n-hexane, n-heptane, n-octane, n-dodecane and n-hexadecane have been measured over the whole composition range at two temperatures. These results together with the calculated molar excess volume temperature coefficients at equimolar composition have been compared with the results of other two-ring compounds (bicyclohexyl and tetralin) in the same n-alkanes.     

Total synthesis of myceliothermophins A-E

Total synthesis of an antitumor compound myceliothermophin A and related compounds based on a convergent synthetic strategy was investigated. A common decalin skeleton of myceliothermophins was stereoselectively constructed by an IMDA reaction. The fully elaborated precursor of myceliothermophins was obtained via aldol reaction of N-protected γ-methoxylactam with decalin aldehyde. By using Teoc group for the protection of nitrogen atom of lactam ring, selective deprotection prior to the hydrolysis of methoxyaminal moiety was successfully achieved to obtain γ-methoxylactams (myceliothermophins C and D). Subsequent hydrolysis of these compounds afforded the corresponding γ-hydroxylactam, and myceliothermophins A and B in high yield. Myceliothermophin E was also synthesized by dehydration of the obtained γ-hydroxylactams. The absolute configurations of myceliothermophins A-E were also successfully determined.     

内分子DIELS-ALDER反应合成DRIMANE类倍半萜化合物DRIMENIN, POLYGODIAL及CINNAMOLIDE的全合成

近年来有不少报道从事于生理活性Drimane类倍半萜的合成,较多采用了分子间Diels-Alder反应来建立Drimane的骨架。本文首次采用内分子Diels-Alder反应作为关键反应合成了Drimane类化合物。同时还在引入了手性诱导基团后,首次完成了从无手性的原料化合物β-紫罗兰酮至光学活性(-)-drimenin1的不对称合成。     

Tandyukisin,a novel ketoaldehyde decalin derivative,produced by a marine sponge-derived Trichoderma harzianum

Tandyukisin (1), a novel decalin derivative with an enolic β-ketoaldehyde, has been isolated from a strain of Trichoderma harzianum OUPS-111D-4 originally derived from the marine sponge Halichondria okadai, and its structure has been elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses using 1D and 2D NMR techniques. In addition, the absolute configuration for 1 was established by the application of CD spectrum to the tribenzoate derivative. This compounds exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines.     

Synthesis and properties of fluorosilicon compounds for protection of cultural monuments from harmful environmental exposure

Methods for the synthesis of perfluorocarboxylic acid derivatives with reactive trialkoxysilyl groups soluble in organic and organofluorine (1,1,2-trichlorotrif1uoroethane, etc.) solvents have been developed. The contact angles of water and decalin, water absorption, resistance to freezing, and salt-resistance of limestone and plaster samples treated with these compounds were determined. Fluorosilicon organic compounds impart more hydro- and oleophobic properties to the protected surfaces than known organosilicon agents and reliably protect sculptures and architectural monuments from mold and algae deposition.     

Synthesis of highly oxygenated carbocyclic derivatives: decalins and cyclohexanes from sugar allyltins

Sugar allyltin derivatives are readily converted into the carbobicyclic compounds with precisely defined stereochemistry. Model functionalization of the carbocyclic skeleton in such precursors with the decalin structure provides either highly oxygenated bi- or monocarbocyclic derivatives.     

Application of the Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory part II. Mixtures of a bicyclic compound,benzene, cyclohexane,n-hexane with a 1-alkene and a 1-alkyne

The Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory of liquid mixtures has been applied to the H _m ^E and V _m ^E for binary mixtures of an n-alkane with decalin, bicyclohexyl, tetralin, cyclohexylbenzene, benzene, cyclohexane and n-hexane with 1-hexene, 1-hexyne, 1-heptene and 1-heptyne. Furthermore the Prigogine-Flory theory has been used to predict activity coefficients at infinite dilution from the experimentally determined H _m ^E at 25°C for the mixtures 1-hexene, 1-hexyne, 1-heptene, 1-heptyne with decalin, bicyclohexyl, tetralin and cyclohexylbenzene. The predictions are compared to experimental results.     

New liquid-crystalline heteroalicyclic compounds

Abstract

A wide variety of new sulphur-containing heteroalicyclic liquid-crystalline compounds have been synthesized. Special attention has thus been focussed on the influence of the heteroatoms on the mesomorphic behaviour. 2-Cyclohexyl substituted 1,3-dithianes and 1,3-oxathianes have been found to be superior to those with 2-phenyl substituents. The clearing temperatures of the 2-phenyl-1,3-dithianes depend on the electron donating or electron accepting properties of the substituents attached to the phenyl group. The mesophase stability of the 2-cyclohexyl substituted (hetero)alicycles increases in the order: 1,3-dioxane < 1,3-oxathiane < cyclohexane < 1,3-dithiane. This order is partly reversed for the cyclohexane annulated compounds: 1-oxa-3-thiadecalin < 1,3-dioxadecalin < decalin < 1,3-dithiadecalin. Selected values of the birefrigence and some melting enthalpies have been measured.     

Biotransformation of antifungal ilicicolin H

The biotransformation of natural product is a powerful method for the functionalization of small molecules, particularly oxidation of unactivated carbons. Ilicicolin H is a tetracyclic antifungal agent consisting of a decalin moiety and a phenyl-pyridone unit. The lipophilic decalin unit is devoid of any heteroatoms. The biotransformation of ilicicolin H led to the formation of eight new oxidized products. The predominant product formed was the result of selective oxidation of the C-19 methyl group of the decalin ring leading to the C-19 hydroxy methyl analog. While these compounds showed poorer activity than ilicicolin H, the new functional groups did provide the opportunity for further chemical modifications and optimization.     

trans‐Decahydronaphthalene (decalin) from powder diffraction data

The title compound, C₁₀H₁₈, a decalin stereoisomer, crystallizes with Z′ = 0.5 in the space group P2₁/n. The trans‐decalin molecule is located on an inversion centre with both rings in a chair conformation, making for a quasi‐flat overall shape. Despite the absence of hydrogen bonds, it crystallizes easily. In this work the unknown crystal structure of trans‐decalin has been solved and refined using X‐ray powder diffraction data.     

Intramolecular Diels-Alder cyclizations of (E)-1-Nitro-1,7,9-decatrienes: synthesis of the AB ring system of norzoanthamine

[formula: see text] Cyclizations of substituted (E)-1-nitro-1,7,9-decatrienes under thermal and Lewis acid conditions have led to the formation of decalin ring systems with excellent endo selectivity. This strategy has been applied to the synthesis of the AB ring system of norzoanthamine.     

Physical constraints on sesquiterpene diversity arising from cyclization of the eudesm-5-yl carbocation

The biogenic origins of complex cyclic terpenes derive from the interplay of enzymes and the intrinsic reactivity of carbocation species at major branch-points along intramolecular cyclization pathways to ultimately determine the distribution of terpene skeletal types in nature. Solanaceous plants biosynthesize chemical defense compounds, largely derived from the eremophilane and spirovetivane-type sesquiterpenes. These hydrocarbon skeletons share a common biogenic origin, stemming from alternative Wagner-Meerwein rearrangements of the eudesm-5-yl carbocation during the cyclization of farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) catalyzed by sesquiterpene synthases. While the spirojatamane skeleton shares the same carbocation intermediate, this class of sesquiterpenes has not been reported in the Solanaceae and is exceedingly rare in nature. To investigate the physical basis for alternative rearrangements of the eudesm-5-yl carbocation, we carried out quantum mechanics (QM) analyses to calculate the allowable conformations, energies, and transition states linking conformers of the eudesm-5-yl carbocation to the eremophilene, spirovetivane, and spirojatamane skeletons. Additionally, we conducted parallel investigations on simplified decalin carbocation systems to examine the contribution of ring substituents to allowable conformations and rearrangement pathways. Our study reveals that ring substituents expand the conformational space accessible to the eudesm-5-yl carbocation while sterically blocking rearrangements in certain contexts. From our analysis, we define a conformational threshold for each possible rearrangement based on dihedral angles describing transition state geometry. Further, our calculations indicate that methylene migration rearrangements leading to spiro compounds are thermodynamically dominant in the eudesm-5-yl and simpler decalin carabocation systems. Interestingly, the theoretical abundance of sesquiterpene skeletal types arising from the intrinsic reactivity of the eudesm-5-yl carbocation stands in sharp contrast to their currently known natural abundance. The implications of these results for the catalytic tragectories catalyzed by sesquiterpene synthases are discussed.     

A structure-activity study of antibacterial diterpenoids

An analysis of the antibacterial activities of 15 terpenoids, eleven of which were previously described by us and four were extracted from the literature, suggested two structural requirements for activity of these and related compounds: a hydrophobic moiety,consisting of a substituted decalin skeleton, and a hydrophilic region possessing one hydrogen-bond-donor group. These structural requirements are responsible for an optimal insertion of these and related compounds into cell membranes, as suggested by the results of docking some of these compounds into a model phospholipid bilayer.     

Stereoselective Synthesis of (+)-Avarol, (+)-Avarone, and Some Nonracemic Analogues

Synthesis of the rearranged drimane sesquiterpenoids (+)-avarol and (+)-avarone from Wieland-Miescher ketone is described. This synthetic sequence provides convenient access to the natural enantiomers and, based on comparison of the optical rotation of synthetic avarol dimethyl ether with literature data, affords material of significantly higher optical rotation than a natural source. Similar synthetic strategies have been used to obtain several related compounds, including a decalin bearing an exocyclic olefin and a highly substituted cyclohexane, that can be viewed as hybrids of the trans-fused avarol and cis-fused arenarol skeletons.     

Control of the Stereochemical Course of [4+2] Cycloaddition during trans‐Decalin Formation by Fsa2‐Family Enzymes

Enzyme‐catalyzed [4+2] cycloaddition has been proposed to be a key transformation process in various natural product biosynthetic pathways. Recently Fsa2 was found to be involved in stereospecific trans‐decalin formation during the biosynthesis of equisetin, a potent HIV‐1 integrase inhibitor. To understand the mechanisms by which fsa2 determines the stereochemistry of reaction products, we sought an fsa2 homologue that is involved in trans‐decalin formation in the biosynthetic pathway of an enantiomerically opposite analogue, and we found phm7, which is involved in the biosynthesis of phomasetin. A decalin skeleton with an unnatural configuration was successfully constructed by gene replacement of phm7 with fsa2, thus demonstrating enzymatic control of all stereochemistry in the [4+2] cycloaddition. Our findings highlight enzyme‐catalyzed [4+2] cycloaddition as a stereochemically divergent step in natural product biosynthetic pathways and open new avenues for generating derivatives with different stereochemistry.     

Polyene Cyclization Promoted by the Cross Conjugated α-Carbalkoxy Enone System. An Efficient Approach to Highly Functionalized Decalins

The cross conjugated α-carbalkoxy enone system was found to be an excellent promoter for polyene cyclization. Under mild conditions, the reaction occurred readily with a high degree of regio- and stereoselectivity. Based on this facile process, an efficient method for the construction of highly functionalized decalin derivatives has been developed.     

Intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of ethyl 2,4,9-decatrienoate and 2,4,10-undecatrienoate

The title compounds undergo intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions at 180°C to give ester-substituted hydrindane and decalin ring systems, with $\text{trans}$/$\text{cis}$ ratios of 43:57 and 50:50, respectively.