alpha-TEPHOS: a cyclodextrin-derived tetraphosphine for multiple metal binding

The tetraphosphine 6(A),6(B),6(D),6(E)-tetradeoxy-6(A),6(B),6(D),6(E)-tetra(diphenylphosphinyl)-2(A),2(B),2(C),2(D),2(E),2(F),3(A),3(B),3(C),3(D),3(E),3(F),6(C),6(F)-tetradeca-O-methyl-alpha-cyclodextrin (alpha-TEPHOS) has been prepared in high yield by reacting 6(A),6(B),6(D),6(E)-tetra-O-methylsulfonyl-2(A),2(B),2(C),2(D), 2(E),2(F),3(A),3(B),3(C),3(D),3(E),3(F),6(C),6(F)-tetradeca-O-methyl-alpha-cyclodextrin with excess PPh(2)Li. The product was purified in its BH(3)-protected form. alpha-TEPHOS is the first optically active tetraphosphine in which the four phosphine units are tethered to a cavity-shaped scaffold. When reacted with [AuCl(tetrahydrothiophene)], alpha-TEPHOS led to the corresponding tetragold complex [(alpha-TEPHOS)(AuCl)(4)] in which the four gold atoms are all located close to the primary face of the cyclodextrin. Reaction with [PdCl(o-C(6)H(4)CH(2)NMe(2))](2) gave the C(2)-symmetrical complex [(alpha-TEPHOS){PdCl(o-C(6)H(4)CH(2)NMe(2))}(4)]. Treatment of the ligand with two equiv. of [Rh(norbornadiene)(tetrahydrofuran)(2)]BF(4) afforded selectively the bimetallic complex [(alpha-TEPHOS){Rh(norbornadiene)}(2)](BF(4))(2) in which each metal centre is coordinated to two phosphorus atoms belonging to adjacent glucose units.     

Total synthesis of (-)-spinosyn A: examination of structural features that govern the stereoselectivity of the key transannular Diels-Alder reaction

A study of elements of stereochemical control in transannular Diels-Alder reactions leading to the decahydro-as-indacene core of (-)-spinosyn A is described. Initial studies focused on macrocyclic pentaene 9, which includes C(6)-Br and C(8)-OTBS substituents. Excellent selectivity (>95:5) was observed in the cycloaddition of 9 as a consequence of 1,3-allylic strain interactions involving the C(6) and C(8) substituents in the disfavored TS-2. The major cycloadduct 22 was used in a formal synthesis of (-)-spinosyn A. The TDA cyclizations of 12 (which lacks the C(8)-OTBS unit of 9), 13 (which lacks the C(6)-Br substituent of 12), and 14 (which lacks the C(6)-Br and C(21)-Et substituents of 12) were also studied. Macrocycles 12 and 13 served as precursors to (-)-spinosyn A and the (-)-spinosyn A aglycon (34), respectively. It is striking that substrates 12-14 give very similar distributions of transannular Diels-Alder cycloadducts, indicating that the C(6)-Br and C(21)-stereocenter do not play a significant role in the diastereoselectivity of the TDA cycloaddition of spinosyn A precursor 12. It is likely that some as yet unidentified conformational or structural features of macrocycles 12-14 contribute to the levels of diastereoselectivity achieved, since these TDA reactions are more selective for the C(7)-C(9) stereochemical relationship found in the natural product than are the IMDA reactions of trienes 4 and 7.     

Total synthesis of (+)-phorboxazole A, a potent cytostatic agent from the sponge Phorbas sp

A convergent total synthesis of phorboxazole A (1a), from the C(3-19), C(20-27) and C(33-46) fragments 5, 4 and 91, respectively, concentrating on stereocontrolled formation of the bonds at C(2-3), C(19-20) and C(27-28), is described. Although a coupling reaction between a macrolide ketone and the side chain substituted sulfone, at C(27-28) was not successful, a Wadsworth-Emmons olefination involving the oxane methyl ketone 4 and an oxazole produced the oxane 90 which was next coupled to 91 leading to the C(20-46) unit 100. A further coupling of 100 to 71c at C(19-20) then led to 105, ultimately, and the synthesis was completed by a macrocyclisation reaction from 105, at the C(2-3) alkene bond, followed by deprotection of 106.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Methyl(7,7-Dimethyl-2-amino-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo-[b]-pyran-3-yl)Carboxylate

<正>The title compound methyl (7,7-dimemyl-2-amino-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo-[b]-pyran-3-yl) carboxylate (C19H20ClNO4, Mr = 361.81) was synthesized and crystallized. The crystal belongs to triclinic, space group P 1 with a = 8.519(2), b = 10.346(2), c = 11.481(3) A, α = 108.16(1), β = 107.78(2), γ= 91.83(2)°, Z = 2, V = 906.5(3) A3, Dc = 1.326 g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 0.234 mm-1, F(000) = 380, R = 0.0467 and wR = 0.1270 for 3142 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). X-ray analysis reveals that the C(7), C(8), C(9), O(1), C(10) and C(11) atoms form a six-membered ring which adopts a boat conformation. In the ring, the distances of C(8)-C(9) and C(10)-C(11) are 1.332(3) and 1.357(3) A, respectively, which indicates that they are C=C double bonds. Another six-membered ring (C(8)-C(9)-C(15)-C(14)-C(13)-C(12)) adopts the half-chair confonnation. In addition, there are intermolecular hydrogen bonds in the crystal structure.     

Conformational studies of cyclo(L-Phe-L-Pro-Gly-L-Pro)2 by 13C nuclear magnetic resonance

The 13C-NMR spectrum (Fig. 2,1) of cyclooctapeptide cyclo(L-phe-L-Pro-Gly-L-Pro)2 (A) in CDC13 suggested that its conformation involved the coexistence of two kinds of C2-symmetric conformation with trans-trans-trans-trans and cis-trans-trans-trans forms. Adding 0.5 equivalent of CsSCN or one equivalent of DL-Phe-OMe.HCl to the solution of cyclopeptide (A) in CDC13 yielded 13C-NMR spectra (Fig. 2,2 and Table I) which suggested a single C2-symmetric conformation with trans-trans-trans-trans form, resulting from the formation of complexes with CsSCN or DL-Phe-OMe.HCl. The 13C-NMR spectrum of complexes of A with DL-Phe-OMe.HCl displayed separate resonances for C(gamma), C(o), C(m), C(alpha), and C(beta) of D-Phe-OMe.HCl and L-Phe-OMe.HCl (Table I).     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N-[(3aR,4R,4aR,5aS,6S,6aS)-1,3-Dioxooctahydro-4,6-ethenocyclopropa[f]lisoindol-2(1H)-yl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenylmethanimine

The crystal structure of the title compound (C19H15F3N2O2, Mr= 360.33) was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to triclinic, space group P(1), with a = 6.5604(7), b = 13.9614(16), c = 18.1790(18) (A), α = 102.749(7),β = 97.542(6), γ = 94.355(4)°, V= 1600.5(3) (A)3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.495 g/cm3, λ(MoKα) = 0.71070, F(000) = 744, μ(MoKα) = 0.122mm-1, R = 0.0434 and wR = 0.1051. A total of 7590 unique reflections were collected, of which 5429 with |F|2 ≥ 2σ|F|2 were observed. The two cyclohexene rings in the molecule adopt boat-boat conformations with the deviations of ring atoms C(9) and C10 from the C(5)/C(6)/C(7)/C(8) plane (Ⅰ) by 1.1204 (0.0023) and 1.1132 (0.0023) (A), respectively, whereas from the C(2)/C(3)/C(5)/C(8)plane (Ⅱ) by 1.1627 (0.0022) and 1.1818 (0.0021) (A), respectively. In the cyclopropane and lactam rings, atoms C(11) and N(1) point towards the double bond of C(9)-C(10) and the dihedral angle between the ring plane (Ⅲ) containing C(1), C(2), C(3) and C(4) and plane (Ⅳ) consisting of C(6),C(7) and C(11) is 55.76 (0.07)°. The dihedral angles between planes Ⅳ and Ⅰ and Ⅱ and Ⅲ are 63.58 (0.07)° and 58.10 (0.06)°, respectively. The dihedral angle between the benzene ring C(13)～C(18) and plane Ⅳ is 42.41 (0.06)°.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 2-Amino-3-cyano-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4H-benzo[h]chromenes

The title compound (C22H18N2O3) has been synthesized by the reaction of 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde,malononitrile and 1-naphthol in ethanol in the presence of piperidine,and its structure was characterized by elemental analysis,IR,1H NMR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction.The crystal belongs to monoclinic,space group C2/c with a=24.221(6),b=9.016(2),c=17.003(5)A,β=93.16(1)°,V=3707(2)A3,Mr=358.38,Z=8,Dc=1.284g/cm3,μ(MoKα)=0.087mm-1,F(000)=1504,the final R=0.0432 and wR=0.1085.X-ray analysis reveals that the atoms of C(1),C(2),C(3),C(4),C(5) and O(1) form a boat-form six-membered ring in which the C(1)-C(2)(1.349(3)A) is a C=C double bond.     

Structures of novel epipolythiodioxopiperazines, emethallicins B, C, and D, potent inhibitors of histamine release, from Emericella heterothallica

Novel compounds designated emethallicins B (1), C (2), and D (3), along with emethallicin A (4), were isolated from the mycelium of the heterothallic fungus, Emericella heterothallica (mating type a). The structures of emethallicins B (1), C (2), and D (3) were determined on the basis of spectroscopic and chemical investigations. Emethallicins B (1) and C (2) are epitetrathiodioxopiperazines, which have the same basic carbon skeleton as apoaranotin (19) and acetylaranotin (17), respectively, whereas emethallicin D (3) is an epitrithiodioxopiperazine derivative, which has the same carbon skeleton as apoaranotin (19). It is very interesting that a large amount of the disulfide, emethallicin A (4), was isolated from the strain of mating type A and that the corresponding tetrasulfide, emethallicin B (1), and trisulfide, emethallicin D (3), were isolated from the other mating type strain, along with a small amount of the disulfide (4). Emethallicins B (1), C (2), and D (3) have potent inhibitory activity against compound 48/80-induced histamine release from mast cells, like emethallicin A (4).     

Synthesis and Structure of Tetrahydrofuran Adduct of Tris(indenyl)dysprosium

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Asymmetric total synthesis and formal total synthesis of the antitumor sesquiterpenoid (+)-eremantholide A

[structure: see text]. A new asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-eremantholide A is reported in which a Hoveyda-Grubbs ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reaction is used to assemble the nine-membered oxonin ring, and an enolate alkylation between the 3(2H)-furanone 2 and O-triflate 3 is exploited for C(9)-C(10) bond construction. An Evans asymmetric aldol reaction and a Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation served to stereoselectively install the C(6), C(7), and C(8) stereocenters of the target structure.     

Biomimetic total syntheses of (-)-TAN1251A, (+)-TAN1251B, (+)-TAN1251C, and (+)-TAN1251D

[reaction: see text] The muscarinic antagonists (-)-TAN1251A (1), (+)-TAN1251B (2), (+)-TAN1251C (3), and (+)-TAN1251D (4) have been synthesized biomimetically by enamine formation from an amino aldehyde to give TAN1251C ketal 18. Oxidation and reduction lead to TAN1251A (1), which has been hydroxylated to give TAN1251B (2). Stereospecific reduction of TAN1251C ketal 18 leads to TAN1251D (4).     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 2-Morpholinylthioformyl-2-phenyl-4-morpholinyl-5-phenyl-1,3-dithiole

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Conformational Analysis of Marine Polyhalogenated β-Chamigrenes Through Temperature-Dependent NMR Spectra

Temperature-dependent ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectra reveal that polyhalogenated marine β-chamigrenes or synthetic derivatives thereof which are trans-diequatorially, substituted at C(8) and C(9), such as rogiolol ((?)- 2 ), obtusol ((+)- 3 ), and their acetates (+)- 1 and (?)- 4 , undergo slow ring- A chair-chair inversion. Conformational equilibria and kinetics are investigated with the aid of synthetic model compounds and molecular-mechanics calculations. Thus, steric repulsions between Br_ax–C(2) and H_eq–C(7) are seen to disfavour thermodynamically conformers 1b , 2b , 3b , and 4b , which can only be detected through cross-saturation transfer, while additional steric repulsions between Me_ax–C(1) and OH_ax–C(3) make conformer 8b of obtusol epimer so scarcely populated that it can not be detected. In agreement, with (+)- 9 and (+)- 10 , which have a trigonal C(2), two conformers can be directly observed by NMR. The kinetic barriers, which are seen to arise mainly from steric repulsions between H_ax–C(14) and the axial H or halogen atoms at C(8) and C(10), are calculated and discussed with respect to well documented exocycliemethylidene-substituted cyclohexane(ene) systems. This helps to rationalize why in rogiolol acetate ((+)- 1 ) ring B is unusually inert towards Zn/Et₂O/AcOH which causes bromohydrine-group elimination from ring A.     

Chemical reduction of 2,4,6-tricyano-1,3,5-triazine and 1,3,5-tricyanobenzene. Formation of novel 4,4',6,6'-Tetracyano-2,2'-bitriazine and its radical anion

Chemical reduction of 2,4,6-tricyano-1,3,5-triazine, TCT, results in the formation of an unstable radical anion that undergoes immediate dimerization at a ring carbon to form [C(12)N(12)](2-), [TCT](2)(2-), characterized by a long 1.570 (4) A central C[bond]C. [TCT](2)(2-) can decompose into the radical anion of 4,4',6,6'-tetracyano-2,2'-bitriazine, [TCBT]*-, the one-electron reduced form of planar (D(2h)) TCBT, which is also structurally characterized as the [TMPD][TCBT] charge-transfer complex (TMPD = N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine) with a 1.492 (2) A central sp(2)[bond]sp(2) C[bond]C. Although crystals could not be obtained for the radical anion [TCBT]*-, the electrochemistry (E degrees = +0.03 V), EPR (g = 2.003, (2)A((14)N) = 3.347 G, and (4)A((14)N) = 0.765 G and a line width of 0.24 G), and theoretical calculations support the formation of [TCBT]*-. In addition, thermolysis of [TCT](2)(2-) yields [TCBT]*-. Chemical reduction of 2,4,6-tricyanobenzene, TCB, forms an unstable radical anion that immediately undergoes dimerization at a ring carbon to form [C(12)H(6)N(6)](2-), [TCB](2)(2-), which has a long 1.560 (5) A central C[bond]C. Reaction of TCT with tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) forms structurally characterized [TTF][TCT], and in the presence of water, TCT hydrolyzes to 2,4-dicyano-6-hydroxy-s-triazine, DCTOH. In contrast, the reaction of TCT with TMPD forms [TMPD][TCT], which in the presence of water forms structurally characterized [HTMPD](+)[DCTO](-).     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 4-{[（1E）1- （2-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl）methylidene]amino}- 1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-3-one

The title Schiff base compound,C19H19N3O3,a derivative of antipyrine,has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis,IR,and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system,space group C2/c,with α = 27.935(5),b = 7.553(1),c =16.692(3) (A),β = 105.810(3)°,Z= 8,V= 3388.7(10) (A)3,Dc = 1.323 g/cm3,Mr = 337.37,λ(MoKα) =0.71073 (A),μ = 0.091 mm-1,F(000) = 1424,R = 0.0630 and wR = 0.1273.A total of 3513 unique reflections were collected,of which 2112 with I ＞ 2σ(I) were observed.The molecular structure adopts a trans configuration about the C=N double bond.The pyrazoline and C(1)～C(6) pheny1 ring are approximately coplanar (mean deviation from the combined plane is 0.069(3) (A)),with the dihedral angle of 9.7(2)°.The preliminary biological tests show that the compound has high antibacterial activities.     

THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURES OF ALKALOIDS FROM KOPSIA OFFICINALIS

<正> Kopsamine(I): Mr=456.50, orthorhombic, P212121, a=ll.245(3), b=12.547(2), c=15.043(3)A, Z=4, Dc=1.429g.cm-3, V=2122.5A3, final R=0.041 for 2008 observed reflections.N-carbomethoxy-11-methoxy-12-hydroxy-kopsinaline(Ⅱ): Mr=458.52, mono-clinic, P21,a=8.424(2), b=13.037(1), c=9.883(1)A,β=90.14(2)°, Z=2, Dc= 1.403g·cm-3, V=1085.4 A3, final R=0.039 for 1687 observed reflections.In the structures: The rings A,B and E(I) take envelop conformations. The ring C takes chair conformation and the ring D boat conformation. There are intramolecular hydrogen bonds 0(5)-HO(5)...0(1) both in molecule(I) and molecule(Ⅱ), which formed the distorted seven-membered ring with atoms C(22), N(1), C(2), and C(18).     

CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF 1-ETHOXYCAR-BONYLMETHYL-2 N-(DIMETHYLAMINO)THIOCARBONYL 3-PR-OPYL 2,4-DIOXO 1,3,2-BENZODIAZAPHOSPHORIN (1)

<正> The title compound,C17H24N3O4PS(Mr = 405. 42) ,is a new compound of six-membered benzoheterocycle in which the five atoms N(1),C(1),C(11),C(16) andN(2) are coplanar with the and groups in trans-cross conformations. The crystal belongs to triclinic system,space group P1,with cell parameters a = 8. 580(2),b = 10.015 (4),c= 11. 896 (4) A ,α= 90. 65(3) ,β= 105. 70(3). γ= 89. 52(3)% V = 983. 9 A3,Z=2,Dx = 1. 37g/cm3. The final refinement converged with R=0. 074,Rw = 0. 090.     

Close-packed C(70)(3-) phases - synthesis, structure, and electronic properties

The high symmetry and resulting electronic degeneracy of the C(60)(3)(-) anion is viewed as the key molecular feature in the high superconducting transition temperatures of fulleride and oxidized fullerene systems. The experimental evaluation of this hypothesis requires the synthesis of face-centered cubic (fcc) trivalent fulleride anion salts derived from higher fullerenes such as C(70), which have thus far proved elusive with only stable A(1)C(70), A(4)C(70), and A(6)C(70) phases known. In this paper, we report the synthesis of fcc A(3)C(70) phases stabilized by size-matching the tetrahedral site with the sodium cation. The structures are strongly dependent on the cooling protocol due to the existence of metastable partially or completely orientationally disordered phases. EPR data indicate that the phases are metallic but not superconducting. The densities of states at the Fermi level appear too low to give superconductivity at above 5 K, consistent with recent observations that four electrons per C(70) anion are required for superconductivity. Size-matching on both the octahedral and tetrahedral sites is required for A(3)C(70) stability - K(2)CsC(70) is only stable at elevated temperature and Na(2)C(70) is unstable, the composition corresponding to C(70) and a sodium-rich trigonal phase.     

A C84 selective porphyrin macrocycle with an adaptable cavity constructed through alkyne metathesis

A bisporphyrin macrocycle was constructed from a porphyrin-based diyne monomer in one step through alkyne metathesis. The fullerene binding studies (C(60), C(70) and C(84)) showed the highest binding affinity of the macrocycle for C(84), which is in great contrast to its bisporphyrin four-armed cage analogue that showed the strongest binding with C(70).     

Polarographic behaviour of some o-hydroxyketoximes

The polarographic behaviour of three o-hydroxyketoximes, CH(3)C(6)H(3)(OH)CRNOH, where R CH(3), C(2)H(5) and C(3)H(7), has been studied in 5% ethanolic medium, with potassium chloride as supporting electrolyte. A single four-electron reduction wave is obtained which diminishes with increase in pH, being replaced by a new wave in alkaline media. A trough is formed on the limiting-current plateau at higher negative potentials. A mechanism has been proposed for the reduction at the dropping mercury electrode.