Low-molecular-mass metabolites of fungi. III. Stachybotrolide fromStachybotrys alternans

The new nitrogen-free compound stachybotrolide has been detected among the products of the vital activity ofStachybotrys alternans. The structure of stachybotrolide has been determined on the basis of IR, mass, and¹H and¹³C NMR spectra. To interpret the latter we have made use of DEPT, 2M NMR¹H−¹H chemical shift correlation (¹H−¹H COSY or HMQC) and 2M NMR correlations of¹H−¹³C long-range interactions (HMBC). Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (371) 120 64 75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 679–683, September–October, 1998.     

Triterpene glycosides ofAstragalus and their genins LVII. The structure of cyclopycnanthogenin

A new cycloartane methysteroid cyclopycnanthogenin, has been found in stems of the plantAstragalus pycnanthus Boriss. (Leguminosae). Its structure has been determined on the basis of IR, mass, and¹H and¹³C NMR spectra with the involvement of DEPT experiments and 2M¹H−¹H and¹H−¹³C chemical shift correlations [¹H−¹H COSY and¹H−¹³C (HMQC)] and also 2M NMR correlations of long-range¹H−¹³C interactions (HMBC). Cyclopycnanthogenin is 6α, 16β, 25-trihydroxy-20R, 24S-epoxycycloartane-3-one. Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (3712) 40 64 75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 515–518, July–August, 1998.     

A direct hydrogen-1, carbon-13, and nitrogen-15 NMR study of lutetium(III)-isothiocyanate complexation in aqueous solvent mixtures

A direct, low-temperature hydrogen-1, carbon-13, and nitrogen-15 nuclear magnetic resonance study of lutetium(III)-isothiocyanate complex formation in aqueous solvent mixtures has been completed. At –100°C to –120°C in water-acetone-Freon mixtures, ligand exchange is slowed sufficiently to permit the observation of separate¹H,¹³C, and¹⁵N NMR signals for coordinated and free water and isothiocyanate ions. In the¹³C and¹⁵N spectra of NCS^–, resonance signals for five complexes are observed over the range of concentrations studied. The¹³C chemical shifts of complexed NCS^– varied from –0.5 ppm to –3 ppm from that of free anion. For the same complexes, the¹⁵N chemical shifts from free anion were about –11 ppm to –15 ppm. The magnitude and sign of the¹⁵N chemical shifts identified the nitrogen atom as the binding site in NCS^–. The concentration dependence of the¹³C and¹⁵N signal areas, and estimates of the fraction of anion bound at each NCS^–:Lu³⁺ mole ratio, were consistent with the formation of [(H₂O)₅Lu(NCS)]²⁺ through [(H₂O)Lu(NCS)₅]^2–. Although proton and/or ligand exchange and the resulting bulk-coordinated signal overlap prevented accurate hydration number measurements, a good qualitative correlation of the water¹H NMR spectral results with those of¹³C and¹⁵N was possible.     

Structure of the new germacranolide shonachalin A fromArtemisia fragrans

The structure of a new germacranolide — shonachalin A isolated fromArtemesia fragrans — has been established on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic (IR, UV, and¹H and¹³C NMR) results.V. L. Komarov Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of Azerbaidzhan SSR, Baku. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 196–199, March–April, 1985.     

1H and13C NMR spectra and the structure of a new coumarin, C-glycoside dauroside D, fromHaplophyllum dauricum

On the basis of chemical transformations,¹H and¹³C NMR spectra, the structure of dauroside D isolated fromHaplophyllum dauricum has been established as 6-C--D-glucopyranosyl-5,7-dihydroxycoumarin. Some interesting features of the¹H NMR spectra of its acetate have been reported and an assignment of the signals in its¹H and¹³C NMR spectra has been made. Dauroside D is the first natural coumarin C-glycoside.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 441–445, July–August, 1983.     

Comparison of the effects of the intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds C-H...X (X = O,N) in1H and13C NMR spectra

A similarity between manifestations of the effects of the intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds C-H...X (X = O, N) in¹H and¹³C NMR spectra has been shown. A correlated increase in the direct spin-spin coupling constant¹³C—¹H and the chemical shifts of the proton participating in the interaction has been observed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriyo Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1205–1207, May, 1996.     

Rhaposerine and rhaserolide, new sesquiterpene lactones fromRhaponticum serratuloides

Two new crystalline guaianolides,viz., rhaposerine and rhaserolide, were isolated from an ethanolic extract of the above-ground part of the plantRhaponticum serratuloides by column chromatography along with sesquiterpene lactones,viz., centaurepensin and acroptilin, which have been found in other plants. The chemical structures of the title lactones were established by¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopy and 2D¹H−¹H (COSY) and¹³C−¹H (COSY and COLOC) NMR spectroscopy. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2010–2014, October, 1999.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of a pyrazole derivative of artemisia ketone

The oxime of artemisia ketone is smoothly converted to the pyrazole derivative by sodium nitrite and acetic acid in CHCl₃. The structure of the pyrazole was found by x-ray structural analysis. The PMR and¹³C NMR spectra were interpreted using two-dimensional¹H–¹³C NMR (COSY, COLOC).Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 121–123, March–April, 2000.     

Nitropyrazoles

The structures of substitutedN-aminonitropyrazoles and 1- and 2-amino-4-nitro-1,2,3-triazoles as well as the site of protonation of 1-aminopyrazole were determined based on the¹H,¹³C, and¹⁵N (¹⁴N) NMR spectra. The¹³C NMR spectra were recorded under conditions of¹³C-{¹H,¹⁴N} triple resonance. Effects of substituents in the pyrazole ring on the¹³C and¹⁴N chemical shifts were studied. The¹³C,¹H and¹⁵N,¹H spin-spin coupling constants, obtained using techniques of [¹H]¹³C and [¹H]¹⁵N polarization transfer (SPT, INEPT), were measured, fully assigned, and discussed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2181–2186, November, 1995.For Part 8, see Ref. 1.     

Low-molecular-weight metabolites of fungi. II. Refinement of the structure of stachybotrin

The structure of stachybotrin has been reconsidered in the light of¹H,¹³C,¹H−¹H COSY, HMQC, and HMBC NMR spectra, and the revised structure has been confirmed by x-ray structural analysis. Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (371) 120 64 75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 666–669, September–October, 1998.     

Molecular motion and interactions in aqueous carbohydrate solutions. II. Nuclear-magnetic-relaxation studies

Nuclear-magnetic-relaxation studies of a range of aqueous mono- and disaccharide solutions are reported. These include¹⁷O relaxation of solvent and¹H,²H,¹³C, and¹⁷O relaxation of various solutes. The limitations of nuclear-magnetic relaxation for providing direct indications of solvent motions or extents of hydration of these sugars are outlined. In contrast to the solvent studies, the motional properties of the solutes themselves have been reasonably well defined, with¹H,²H, and¹³C studies of the sugar ring C–H groups all indicating very similar rotational correlation times. Shorter correlation times estimated for the –CH₂OH and –OH side chains, implying that internal motions make a significant contribution to the relaxation of these groups. Differences in reorientation rates of pentose monosaccharides, hexose monosaccharides, and disaccharides are discussed in terms of molecular size and solvent interactions. In every case examined, the solute NMR rotational correlation time is in serious disagreement with that expected from previous dielectric-relaxation studies. Some of the implications of this discrepancy are considered.     

Prenylated flavonoids from Tephrosia apollinea

In continuation of our chemical investigation on some medicinal plants of the genus Tephrosia,re-investigation of the methylenechloride/methanol(1:1) extract of the air-dried aerial part of Tephrosia apollinea afforded a new prenylated flavonoid 1, in addition to an aromatic ester,a sesquiterpene,a lignan and several known prenylated flavonoids.The structures were established by(~1H NMR,~(13)C NMR,DEPT,~1H-~1H COSY,HMQC,HMBC,NOESY and HRMS).Relative configurations of 9 and 10 were confirmed by X-ray anal...     

Stereochemicai study of 7-aryl-1,7,8,8a-tetrahydro-3(2H)indolizinones by1H and13C NMR

Stereochemistry of 7-aryl-1,7,8,8a-tetrahydro-3(2H)-indolizinones was studied by¹H and¹³C NMR. Complete assignment of¹H NMR signals and analysis of¹H-¹H coupling constants were performed using the iterative PANIC program. Values of³ J _6,7,³ J _7,8endo, and⁴ J _5,7 allow one to unambiguously identify the correspondingexo- andendo-stereoisomers. For stereoisomers with exo-orientation of H(7), complete assignment of¹³C NMR signals was performed on the basis of analysis of the¹³C-¹H coupling constants using two dimensional heteronuclear shift-correlating spectroscopy.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 591–593, March, 1996.     

Triterpenoids from Abies species

From an acid fraction of an ethereal extract of Siberian fir needles two new stereoisomeric acids, the molecules of which have a modified lanostane carbon skeleton, have been isolated in the form of methyl esters. The structures of the molecules of these substances have been established by the use of¹³C and¹H NMR,¹H-¹H and¹³C-¹H two-dimensional NMR spectra, circular dichroism, and chemical transformations as (24Z)- and (24E)-8(14 13)-abeo-17,13-friedo-lanosta-8,14(30),24-triene-3,23-dion-26-oic acids.Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Novosibirsk. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 511–517, July–August, 1991.     

Triterpenoids fromAbies species 18. NMR spectra of abieslactone and its dehydro derivative

The contradictions in the interpretations of the¹³C NMR spectrum of a natural lanostanoid, abieslactone, and of the 1H NMR spectrum a its 9,11-dehydro derivative reported in the literature were resolved by two-dimensional¹H-¹H and¹³C-¹H (COSY) NMR spectroscopy.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademi Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp.2780–2784, November,1996     

The crystal and molecular structure of potassium aquapentachloroiridate(III) and the H, C, N NMR coordination shifts in iridium(III) chloride complexes with 2,2′-bipyridine or 1,10-phenanthroline

The crystal and molecular structure of potassium aquapentachloroiridate(III) (K₂[Ir(H₂O)Cl₅]) was reported. The [Ir(H₂O)Cl₅]²⁻ anions are nearly octahedral, the axial Ir–Cl bond (2.322(2) Å) being shorter than the equatorial ones (2.346(2)–2.360(2) Å); the Ir–O bond length is 2.090(4) Å. Ir(III) chloride complexes with 2,2′-bipyridine (LL = bpy) or 1,10-phenanthroline (LL = phen), of the general formulae K[Ir(LL)Cl₄] and cis-[Ir(LL)₂Cl₂]Cl, were studied by far-IR and ¹H–¹³C, ¹H–¹⁵N HMBC/HMQC/HSQC–NMR. High-frequency ¹H NMR coordination shifts (Δ^1H_coord = δ^1H_complex − δ^1H_ligand; max. ca. +1 ppm) were noted for [Ir(LL)Cl₄]⁻ anions, while for cis-[Ir(LL)₂Cl₂]⁺ cations they had variable sign and magnitude (max. ca. ±1 ppm); they were dependent on the proton position, being mostly expressed for the nitrogen-adjacent hydrogens (H(6) for bpy, H(2) for phen). ¹³C NMR signals were high-frequency shifted (by max. ca. 8 ppm), whereas all ¹⁵N nuclei were shifted to the lower frequency (by ca. 105–120 ppm). The experimental ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N NMR chemical shifts were reproduced by semi-empirical quantum-chemical calculations (B3LYP/LanL2DZ+6-31G^**//B3LYP/LanL2DZ+6-31G*).     

An investigation of the composition of an ethereal extract of the fruit stones ofAnisophyllea laurina

It has been shown by the methods of IR and¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopy and also by spectrometry that ether extracts a fat from the kernels of the fruit stones ofAnisophyllea laurina (familyRhizophoraceae, Guinea). The amount of fat is about 16% of the weight of the kernels. The acid composition of the fat has been studied by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. It contains the following acids (%): myristic (traces), palmitoleic (26.1), palmitic (54.4), linoleic (5.5), oleic (10.1), vaccenic (3.1), and stearic (0.8).M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 645–647, September–October, 1984.     

Structures of montticamine and monticoline

The new C₁₈ diterpene alkaloids monticamine and monticamine have been isolated from the epigeal part ofAconitum monticola Steinb. Their structures have been established on the basis of the results of¹H and¹³C NMR, IR, and mass spectra and also of chemical transformations.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 466–470, July–August, 1981. Original article submitted February 10, 1981.     

NMR studies on solid cyclohexaamylose inclusion compounds

Orthorhombic inclusion compounds of cyclohexaamylose with methanol,n-propanol, acetic acid and water as guest molecules were studied using¹³C and²H NMR techniques.¹³C chemical shifts were correlated with structural data, whereas²H NMR lineshapes were used to derive information on guest molecule motions.Issued as NRCC No. 25568. Presented in part at the 2nd International Symposium on Clathrate Compounds and Molecular Inclusion Phenomena, Parma, Italy, 30 Aug.–3 Sept. 1982