Triterpene glycosides of Hedera taurica

From the leaves of Crimean ivy we have isolated the previously known glycosides 3-O--L-Ara_p-28-O-[O--L-Rha_p-(14)-O--D-Glc_p-(16)--D-Glc_p]hederagenin, 3-O-[O--L-Rha_p-(12)--L-Ara_p]-28-O-[O--L-Rha_p-(14)-O--D-Glc_p-(16)--D-Glc_p]oleanic acid and -hederagenin, and 3-O-[O--L-Rha_p-(12)--L-Ara_p]-28-O-[O--D-Glc_p-(16)--D-Glc_p]hederagenin and a new one: tauroside H₁ — 3-O-[O--L-Rha_p-(12)-O--L-Ara_p]-28-O-[O--L-Rha_p-(14)-O--D-Glc_p-(16)--D-Glc_p]echinocystic acid.M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 522–528, September–October, 1992.     

Application of13C NMR spectroscopy and of fab mass spectrometry in the investigation of the minor triterpenoids ofThalictrum minus

Five minor triterpenoids have been isolated from the chloroform-soluble fraction of a methanolic extract ofThalictrum minus by chromatography on silica gel: (I) — oleanolic acid; (II) — oleanolic acid 3-0--L-arabinopyranoside; (III) — oleanolic acid 3-0-[0--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 3)--L-arabinopyranoside]; (IV) — oleanolic acid 3-0-[0--L-rhamnopyranosyl(1 2)-0--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 3)--L-arabinopyranoside]; and (V) — oleanolic acid 28-0--D-glucopyranoside 3-0-[0--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 3)--L-arabinopyranoside]. This is the first time that any of the compounds isolated have been detected in plants of the genusThalictrum. The possibility has been shown of determining the structures of triterpene glycosides on the basis of¹³C NMR spectroscopy and FAB mass spectrometry without chemical transformations of the glycosides.Irkutsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 107–111, January–February, 1987.     

Synthesis and thermal decomposition of 3-aroyl-4-aryl-2-pyrazolines

Summary 3-Aroyl-4-aryl-2-pyrazolines (21–40) have been synthesized by the reaction of ,-unsaturated ketones (1–20) with diazomethane. These 2-pyrazolines gave -methyl-,-unsaturated ketones (41–46) on thermal denitrogenation.Dedicated to Prof. Dr.F. Sauter on the occasion of his 65^th birthday     

Mono- and sesquiterpenoids of the oleoresin ofAbies nephrolepis. Crystal structure of (+)-β-cedrol

The composition of the mono- and sesquiterpenoids from the oleoresin of the Khingan fir has been studied. Thirteen monoterpenoids have been identified — bornyl acetate, -terpenyl acetate, geranyl acetate, citronellyl acetate, -fenchyl acetate, linalool, geraniol, terpineol-4, -terpineol, -fenchol, borneol, sabinene hydrate and thymol methyl ether; and 19 sesquiterpenoids — -longipinene, longicyclene, longifolene, -copaene, -ylangene, sibirene, -and -selinenes, - and -cadinenes, -muurolene, caryophyllene, -humulene, - and -bisabolenes, ar-curcumene, nerolidol, bisabolol, and -cedrol. The crystal structure of -cedrol has been investigated by x-ray structural analysis.Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 41–45, January–February, 1985.     

Prostanoids: LXXVII. Synthetic Approaches to Sterically Overcrowded Cyclopentenones

Condensation of (±)-5-allyl-2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-2-cyclopentenone with phenylethynylmagnesium bromide in THF gave (±)-5-allyl-2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-1-phenylethynyl-2-cyclopenten-1-ol which chemoselectively reacted with ozone at the terminal double bond, affording (±)-2,3,5-trichloro-5-formylmethyl-4,4-dimethoxy-1-phenylethynyl-2-cyclopenten-1-ol. Oxidation of the latter with H₂CrO₄ yielded a mixture of the expected product, (±)-5-carboxymethyl-2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-1-phenylethynyl-2-cyclopenten-1-ol, and anomalous profound oxidation product, (±)-2,3,5-trichloro-5-carboxymethyl-4,4-dimethoxy-1-(2-oxo-2-phenylacetyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-ol. Attempts to remove protective methoxy groups in these compounds under standard conditions were unsuccessful.     

The molecular dynamics of thermoreversible networks as studied by broadband dielectric spectroscopy

Polybutadienes modified by a small number of 4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione form thermoreversible networks via hydrogen bonding between the polar stickers. The molecular dynamics of systems with different contents of polar stickers are investigated by broadband dielectric spectroscopy in the frequency regime of 10^–1–10⁹ Hz. Unmodified polybutadiene shows two relaxation processes, the -relaxation which is correlated to the dynamic glass transition of the polybutadiene, and a -relaxation corresponding to a local relaxation of polybutadiene segments. In the polar functionalized systems, besides these two relaxations, an additional relaxation process (called ^*) is observed, which occurs at lower frequencies than the -process. While the -relaxation remains unaffected by the functionalization the cooperativity of the -relaxation increases by the formation of reversible junctions and slows down considerably. This indicates a decreased mobility of the polymer matrix. At the same time the dipole moment of relaxing units contributing to the -relaxation is increased by free phenyl urazole units. The ^* is assigned to the local complex dynamics resulting from the dissociation and formation of dimeric contacts. Hence, for this dynamic process, the absolute value of the dipole moment fluctuates with time and causes a dielectric absorption. This interpretation is in agreement with the hindered reptation model of Leibler, Rubinstein and Colby and simultaneous measurements of infrared dichroism and birefringence.     

Zur Kenntnis der gemeinsamen Einwirkung von elementarem Selen und gasförmigem Ammoniak bzw. Ethylenimin auf Ketone

Elemental sulfur reacts with ketones and gaseous ammonia at room temperature yielding thiazoline-3 in excellent yields. Under the same conditions elemental selenium does not react at all. Attempts using the known techniques which have been applied in improving the reactivity of slowly reacting ketones in thiazoline-3-synthesis have been unsuccessful (Exp. No. 1–17). The reaction of -halogenketones with sodiumhydrogenselenide to synthesize -hydroselenoketones gives only the original ketones and selenium in almost quantitative yields (No. 18–23). The same is observed with -haloketones and sodium ore magnesium-diselenides (No. 24–45). The explanation of these unexpected results is the strong reducing power of the hydrogenselenide (No. 46–52). Even -bromoketones with activated bromine (i.g. by phenyl groups) were reduced by sodiumhydrogensulfide giving red undefinite oils. However, -chloroketones give -mercaptoketones in excellent yields (No. 53–61). Hydrogenselenide reduces -mercaptoketones to sulfur and ketones in the presence of triethylamine (No. 62–67). Also the transformation of -selenocyanketones to ,-diketodisenides by alkali or the oxidative hydrolysis of selenium-BUNTE salts does not work and gives elementary selenium only. Studies about the concomitant reaction of elementary selenium and ethylenimine on ketones were continued (No. 68–82).

     

Polyhydroxysteroids from the Far-Eastern starfishCtenodiscus crispatus

Four new polyhydroxysteroids, 5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,16,25,26-heptaol, 24-ethyl-5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,28,29-heptaol-29-sulfate, (22E)-24-methyl-5-cholest-22-ene-3,5,6,15,25,26-hexaol-26-sulfate, 24-propyl-5-cholesta-3,5,6,8,15,28,29-heptaol, and the known 5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,16,26-hexaol, have been isolated from the starfishCtenodiscus crispatus.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1821–1825, October, 1994.     

Synthesen von 2-Anilinocyclopentanonen

The syntheses of the 2-anilinocyclopentanones2 a–2 e in yields about 50% by reaction of 2-chlorocyclopentanone with 4-chloroaniline, N-methyl-4-chloroaniline, ,,-trifluoro-3-toluidine, N-methyl-,,-trifluoro-3-toluidine and 3,4,5-trimethoxyaniline, are described.     

Triterpene saponins of Caltha polypetala. Glycosides G and I

From the epigeal organs of the great march marigold (family Ranunculaceae) two triterpene glycosides, a tetra- and a pentaoside of hederagenin, have been isolated. Their chemical structures have been established by chemical methods of investigation and by¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Glycoside G is hederagenin 3-O--L-arabinoside 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 4)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 6)--D-glucopyranoside]. Glycoside I is hederagenin 3-O-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 2)--L-arabinoside 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 4)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 6)--D-glucopyranoside].I. G. Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry, Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi, Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 229–236, March–April, 1988.     

Kinetics and mechanism of ruthenium(III) and ruthenium(III)-EDTA catalyzed oxidation of cyclohexanol by molecular oxygen

The kinetics of the oxidation of cyclohexanol by molecular O₂ catalyzed by Ru(III) and Ru(III)-EDTA complexes has been investigated by oxygen absorption method in the pH range 1.75–3.00 at 30°C (=0.1M KNO₃) in a 11 ethanol-water medium. In both cases the reaction was found to be first order with respect to substrate and catalyst concentration. The rate was found to decrease with the decrease of pH in case of Ru(III)-EDTA complex. Ethanol is not oxidized under the reaction conditions. A possible mechanism for the catalytic oxidation of cyclohexanol is proposed.

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O₂, Ru(III) Ru(III)-EDTA, pH 1,75–3,00 30°C (=0,1M KNO₃) - (11). . pH Ru(III)-EDTA. . .

     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera taurica XVI. Structures of glycosides St-A, St-B1, St-B2, St-C, St-D1, St-D2, St-E, St-F1, and St-F2 from the stems of Crimean ivy

From the stems of Crimean ivyHedera taurica Carr. (fam. Araliaceae) we have isolated previously known glycosides of oleanolic acid — the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside], the 3-O--D-glucopyranuronoside, and the 3-O-[O--D-galactopyranosyl-(12)--D-glucopyranuronoside]; known glycosides of hederagenin — the 3-O--L-arabinopyranoside, the 3--D-glucopyranoside, the 3-O-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)-O--L-arabinopyranoside], and the 3-O--D-glucopyranuronoside; and also the new triterpene glycoside St-D₂, hederagenin 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--D-glucopyranoside].Simferopol' State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 411–416, May–June, 1997.     

Chemistry of the lipids

Conclusions 1. A. new route for the synthesis of optically active ,-diglycerides has been developed.2. D- and L-, -Distearins and D-, -dilinolenin have been synthesized from the readily accessible L- and D--O-tritylglycerols.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 210–214, 1969     

Synthesis of 3-thienyl-substituted isothiazolines-2 and 1,2,4-thiadiazoles based on nitrile sulfides of the thiophene series

The reaction of substituted - and -thienylcarboxamides with chlorocarbonylsulfenyl chloride gave 5-thienylsubstituted 1,3,4-oxathiazol-2-ones. Decarboxylation of the latter by heating in o-dichlorobenzene generated in situ - and -thienylnitrile sulfides, which in the presence of dipolarophiles [dimethyl fumarate, N-phenylmaleinimide, chloro(trichloro)acetonitrile] give the corresponding 3-thienyl-substituted ²-isothiazolines and 5-chloromethyl(trichloromethyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazoles.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1892–1897, August, 1992.     

Structure and configuration of korseverinine

Conclusions 1. By separating the mixture of bases obtained from the fresh epigeal part ofKorolkowia sewerzowii Rgl. with respect to solubility in different solvents, the alkaloids korseverine, korsinine, korsine, korseveriline, korseveridine, korseveramine, and korseverinine have been been isolated.2. On the basis of a study of chemical transformations and IR, NMR, and mass spectra, the configuration, 5,12,14,13,17,20,22,25-cev-8-ene-3,6-diol has been proposed for korseverinine.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 767–773, November–December, 1971.     

Synthesis of α, α, ω-trihydropolyfluoroalkyl chlorophosphates by the reaction between α,α,ω-trihydropolyfluoroalkyl phosphites and sulfuryl chloride

Conclusions An efficient method for the synthesis of ,,-trihydropolyfluoroalkyl chlorophosphates is by reacting ,,-trihydropolyfluoroalkyl dichlorophosphites and bis-(,,-trihydropolyfluoroalkyl) phosphites with sulfuryl chloride. It has been found that in three-coordinated polyfluoroalkyl phosphites, the high electronegativity of the polyfluoroalkyl groups hinders cleavage of the latter on reaction with sulfuryl chloride, thereby facilitating the formation of oxidation products.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 146–149, January, 1988.     

Conformational study of some α-aminoketones

Conclusions In -N-morpholylacetone, -N-piperidylacetone, -N-dimethylaminocyclohexanone, -N-piperidylcyclohexanone and -N-morpholylcyclohexanone in hexane and in benzene the conformational equilibrium about the C-C bond predominantly favors the uneclipsed conformers. For amino derivatives of acetone in chloroform the eclipsed conformer predominates, while for aminocyclohexanones the solvent has no effect on the position of equilibrium. The gauche conformer with respect to the C-N bond predominates in all cases.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 839–843, April, 1989.     

Properties of highly dispersed supported catalysts in hydrogenation reactions

Pt/sol and Pt/support catalysts with 6–15 Å Pt particles have been established to be low active in the hydrogenation of propargyl alcohol, butyn-l-ol-3 and dimethylethynylcarbinol. The specific catalytic activity significantly rises with increasing d_Pt above 15 Å and after the thermal treatment of highly dispersed catalysts in a hydrogen flow.

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, -30 -- 6–15 Å , -1, -3 . d_Pt>15 Å .

     

Synthesis and characterization of α-[P2W15O62M3]12- (M = Ti or Zr) heteropolyanions

Summary The trisubstituted Dawson anions -XaHb[P₂W₁₅O₆₂M₃]· nH₂O (X = K or Me₄N; a + b = 12; M = Ti or Zr) have been prepared from the lacunary precursor Na₁₂[-P₂ W₁₅O₅₆]·24H₂O and characterized by elemental analysis, i.r., u.v. and ¹⁸³W-n.m.r. spectroscopy, and by an electrochemical method. The ¹⁸³W-n.m.r. spectrum of -[P₂W₁₅Ti₃O₆₂]^12– exhibits three lines of 122 intensity at –148.32, –182.91 and –212.95 p.p.m., as expected for the C _3v structure of the trisubstituted -Dawson anion.Author to whom all correspondence should be directed.     

Molar cotton-mouton constants and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility of benzyl chlorides and benzyl bromides

Conclusions Due to thearom^–gsC-Hal* interaction, the magnetic susceptibility ellipsoids of -haloalkylbenzenes, with the exception of ,'-p-xylylidene bromide, undergo rearrangement of the semimajor axes with a decrease in the diamagnetic component in direction 1, 4 and along the axis of symmetry of the electrons in the ring.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No No. 7, pp. 1552–1557, July, 1986.