Stoffwechselprodukte von Mikroorganismen. 139. Mitteilung. Synthesen in der Sideramin-Reihe: Rhodotorulasäure und Dimerumsäure

t-Butyl (E)-O-acetyl-Δ²-anhydromevalonate could be prepared. by a Reformatsky reaction of 4-acetoxybutan-2-one and t-butyl bromoacetate. Condensation of its activated derivatives with the diketopiperazine of N⁵-hydroxy-L -ornithine led to di-O-acetyl dimerumic acid, which could be transformed, by ammonolysis, to dimerumic acid, identical with the natural compound. The corresponding acetohydroxamic acid, prepared by acetylation of the diketopiperazine, was identical with natural rhodotorulic acid.     

Lupane triterpenoids,antioxidant potential and antimicrobial activity of Myrciaria floribunda (H. West ex Willd.) O. Berg.

Chemical composition of the methanol extract of Myrciaria floribunda leaves was investigated. The nor-lupane triterpenoids platanic acid and messagenic I acid were identified, along with other known triterpenoids (betulinic aldehyde, ursolic acid acetate and betulinic acid), a new lupane triterpenoid (2α,6α,30-trihydroxybetulinic acid) and the flavonoids catechin, quercetrin and mirycitrin. The structures were determined by spectroscopic methods (NMR, LC-MS, GC-MS). The major isolated compound was betulinic acid. The methanol extract and 2α,6α,30-trihydroxybetulinic acid were evaluated for their DPPH scavenging potential. The tested triterpenoid was one hundred times more active than betulinic acid, but less active than the extract. Screening for antimicrobial activity showed that the methanol extract was active against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, but inactive against Candida albicans and Candida krusei, while 2α,6α,30-trihydroxybetulinic acid was inactive to all tested microorganisms.     

Cyclization of ylidenemalononitriles. VIII. Synthesis of coumarins from o-methoxybenzylidenemalonitriles

A new synthesis of coumarins, by direct cyclization of α-cyano-o-methoxycinnamates in sulfuric acid, is described. The reaction seems quite general, and alkoxy groups other than the o-methoxy group involved in lactone formation are not hydrolyzed during the reaction. The 3-cyano group on the resulting coumarin is not hydrated in concentrated sulfuric acid, but can be converted to the carbamido group in 90% sulfuric acid. In certain cases these conditions do cleave methoxy substituents on the coumarins. Although the sulfuric acid cyclization did not produce the usual indenones when an o-methoxy group was present, the corresponding indenones could be obtained by cyclizing the ylidenemalononitriles with boron trifluoride-etherate. Possible reasons for this selectivity are discussed, and new coumarins and indenones characterized.     

Metabolic products of microorganisms. 98. Phosphinothricin and phosphinothricyl-alanyl-analine

From cultures of Streptomyces viridochromogenes a new antibiotic, phosphinothricylalanyl-alanine, has been isolated. The new amino acid phosphinothricin is 2-amino-4-methyl-phosphino-butyric acid, its structure is confirmed by synthesis. The tripeptide is highly active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and against the fungus Botrytis cinerea. Phosphinothricin is an active glutamine synthetase inhibitor.     

Aspects of tautomerism. 8. Solvolysis of some pseudo and normal acid chlorides

Pseudo acid chlorides derived from levulinic acid ando-benzoyl-benzoic acid, solvolyse in aqueous acetone, aqueous dioxane and aqueous dimethylformamide by aS _Nl process. Their reaction pattern is distinct from that of typical normal acid chlorides, viz.,p-benzoylbenzoyl chloride and fluorene-9-one-1-carboxylic acid chloride, which solvolyse by aS _N2 pathway. No evidence for tautomerism could be obtained either between the normal and pseudo forms of the acid chlorides or the derived ion pairs.     

1H-imidazo[4,5-b] pyrazines. 1. 2-Alkyl derivatives

A group of 2-alkyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazines were prepared by condensing diamonpyrazines with acid, acid chloride or acid anhydride.     

Zur Chemie derMeldrumsäure, 3. Mitt. Synthesen von Heterocyclen, 188. Mitt.

Thermolysis ofMeldrum acid in the presence of cycloalkanones leads to dioxaspiro-alkanediones (3 a–c) by the elimination of acetone. With increasing temperature an additional dehydratation is observed and with two moles ofMeldrum acid pyrano-cycloalkano-pyranediones (6 a–b) are formed. The reaction of dialkylMeldrum acids with cyclic 1,3-diones is investigated.     

Zur Chemie derMeldrums?ure, 3. Mitt. Synthesen von Heterocyclen, 188. Mitt.

Thermolysis ofMeldrum acid in the presence of cycloalkanones leads to dioxaspiro-alkanediones (3 a–c) by the elimination of acetone. With increasing temperature an additional dehydratation is observed and with two moles ofMeldrum acid pyrano-cycloalkano-pyranediones (6 a–b) are formed. The reaction of dialkylMeldrum acids with cyclic 1,3-diones is investigated.     

Furopyridines. I. Synthesis of furo[2,3-c]pyridine

The parent framework of furo[2,3-c]pyridine has been synthesized. 3-Furoic acid chloride ( 2 ) was reduced with bis(triphenylphosphine) copper(1) tetrahydroborate to afford 3-furaldehyde ( 3 ) which was condensed with malonic acid to give β-(3-furyl)acrylic acid ( 4 ). The acrylic acid 4 was converted to the acid azide ( 5 ), which in turn was cyclized to give furo[2,3-c]pyridin-7(6H)-one ( 6 ) by heating at 180° in diphenylmethane. The pyridone 6 was chlorinated with phosphorus oxychloride, followed by reduction with zinc and acetic acid to give furo[2,3-c]pyridine ( 8 ).     

LC polyimides. XXVII. Cholesteric poly(ester-imide)s derived from chiral i-pentyloxyterephthalic acids

(S)-Pentyloxyterephthalic acid was prepared by alkylation of dimethyl trimethylsiloxyterephthalate with (S)-2-methylbutan-1-ol tosylate. (S,S)-2,5-bis-i-pentyloxyterephthalic acid was prepared analogously by alkylation of diethyl-2,5-bis(trimethylsiloxy)terephthalate. A series of cholesteric poly(ester-imide)s was synthesized from (S)-pentyloxyterephthalic acid and N-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-4-hydroxyphthalimide. 2-(4'-Chlorophenoxy)terephthalic acid was used as comonomer. The 1 : 1 copolyester of both terephthalic acids forms a Grandjean texture in the shearing of the cholesteric melt. A second series of cholesteric poly(ester-imide)s was prepared from (S,S)-2,5-bispentyloxyterephthalic acid and the aforementioned imide diphenol. In this case 2,5-bis(dodecyloxy)terephthalic acid was used as comonomer to lower the melting point. The cholesteric phases of the resulting copoly(ester-imide)s did not form a Grandjean texture. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Polyimides derived from bismethylolimides. I. Polyamide–imides from bismethylolimides and dinitriles

New polyamide–imides were synthesized from bismethylolimides and dinitriles. The bismethylolimides, N,N′-bismethylolpyromellitdiimide and N,N′-bismethylolbenzophenonete-tracarboxylic diimide, were prepared by the hydroxymethylation of the corresponding diimides with formaldehyde. The polymerization reaction was carried out in either concentrated sulfuric acid or poly(phosphoric acid), and the former was found to be superior to the latter. The polyamide–imides had inherent viscosities in the 0.08–0.41 dl/g range. Most of these polymers were soluble in m-cresol and dichloroacetic acid. The thermal stability of the polymers was examined by thermogravimetric analysis, and they were found to start to decompose at 275–350°C in air.     

Folic acid analogs. Modifications in the benzene-ring region. 5. 2′,6′-diazafolic acid

The synthesis of 2′,6′-diazafolic acid was accomplished by the condensation of 2-acetylamino-4(3H)pteridinone-6-earboxaldehyde (XIV) with diethyl N-[(5-amino-2-pyrimidinyl)carbonyl]-L-glutamate (XIII) followed by reduction of the anil double bond and alkaline hydrolylic cleavage of the N²-acetyl and ethyl ester protecting groups. Intermediate XIII was prepared by starling with 5-nitro-2-styrylpyrimidine (VI) and proceeding via 5-arnino-2-styrylpyrimidine (IX). The henzyloxycarbonyl derivative of IX was prepared and oxidized to the corresponding 5-benzyloxycarbonylaminopyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid (XI). The coupling of XI with diethyl L-glutamate followed by hydrogenolysis of the henzyloxycarbonyl function afforded the desired intermediate XIII. 2′,6′-Diazafolic acid was a potent inhibitor of Streptococcus faecium and displayed marginal activity against leukemia 1,1210 in mice.     

Alkyl N-methylfuroxanylcarbamates. Synthesis and structure. II

From 3-methyl-4-furoxancarboxylic acid hydrazide and 4-methyl-3-furoxancarboxylic acid hydrazide the corresponding azides have been synthesized. 3-Methyi-4-furoxancarboxylic acid azide normally underwent the Curtius reaction to give the expected carbamic acid derivative. The degradation of 4-methyl-3-furoxancarboxylic acid azide led to the N-(4-methylfuroxan-3-yl)-carbamic acid derivative at low temperatures and to N-(3-methylfuroxan-4-yl)carbamic acid derivative at higher temperatures.     

Studies on the biosynthesis of arteannuin. IV. The biosynthesis of arteanniuin and arteannuin B by the leaf homogenate of Artemisia annua L.

Arteannuic acid and (-)11R,13-dihydroarteannuic acid are the key intermediates in the biosynthesis of arteannuin by the leaf homogenate of Artemisia annua L., and arteannuic acid and epoxyarteannuic acid are the intermediates of arteannuin B. and epoxyarteannuic acid can not be transformed into arteannuin by the homogenate.     

Stoffwechselprodukte von Mikroorganismen. 190. Mitteilung. Über das 4-Oxo-homotyrosin,ein Abbauprodukt des Echinocandins B

D , L -4-Oxo-homotyrosine was synthesized by the acetylaminomalonic ester pathway. The optical resolution was carried out by means of the enzyme acylase I. The L -configuration of the enzymatically produced amino acid was confirmed by degradation to L -aspartic acid. 4-Oxo-homotyrosine obtained by degradation of the polypeptide antibiotic echinocandine B has D -configuration, but his optical purity is low. A hypothetical explanation for its formation from the (2 S, 3 S, 4 S)-3,4-dihydroxyhomotyrosine residue of echinocandine B is proposed.     

Synthese von Haschisch-Inhaltsstoffen. 4. Mitteilung

(?)-Cannabidiol has been synthesized from (+)-cis- and (+)-trans-p-menthadien-(2, 8)-ol-(1) and olivetol, using N, N-dimethylformamide dineopentyl acetal or weak acids, such as oxalic, picric, or maleic acid, as catalysts. Since the chirality of (+)-trans-p-menthadien-(2, 8)-ol-(1) is known, the above synthesis constitutes an unambiguous prove for the absolute configuration of (?)-cannabidiol and the two isomeric (?)-6a, 10a-trans-tetrahydrocannabinols. If stronger acids, such as p-toluenesulfonic, trifluoroacetic, or hydrochloric acid, are used as mediators for the reaction, (?)-Δ⁸-6a, 10a-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol is obtained as the main product. Transformation of the thermodynamically more stable Δ⁸-tetrahydrocannabinol into the less stable Δ⁹-isomer was achieved in a practically quantitative yield by addition of hydrochloric acid and elimination of the elements of hydrochloric acid by means of potassium t-amylate. If resorcinols I were used instead of olivetol in the condensation reaction with strong acids, the corresponding homologues of Δ⁸-tetrahydrocannabinol were obtained in varying yields.     

Stereochemical studies. 58. Saturated heterocycles. 39. Preparation and steric structures of dihydro-1,3-oxazines, 1,3-oxazin-2-ones and 1,3-oxazine-2-thiones fused with norbornane and norbornene

3-endo-Aminobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-endo-carboxylic acid ( 1 ), prepared from endo-norborn-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylic acid anhydride, and the analogous saturated cis-exo-amino acid ( 3 ) were reduced with lithium aluminum hydride to the aminoalcohols 2 and 4 ; the latter were cyclized by means of arylimino ethers to methylene-bridged tetrahydro- ( 6a-c ) and hexahydro-3,1-benzoxazines ( 7b-d ), respectively. The endo ( 2 ) and exo ( 4 ) aminoalcohols were converted to methylene-bridged tetrahydro-3,1-benzoxazin-2-one ( 9 ) and hexahydro-3,1-benzoxazin-2-one ( 12 ) with ethyl chloroformate and sodium methoxide; treatment of the alcohols with carbon disulfide gave, via the dithiocarbamates, the corresponding 2-thiones ( 11, 13 ). The structures were confirmed by ir and nmr spectroscopy.     

Models for polyesterification kinetics. I. Esterfication kinetics in polar medium

The kinetics of the reaction of 1-octadecanol with octadecanoic acid and w-carboxy polyxyethylene with w-hydroxy polyoxyethylene in the absence of a cataylst were studied as models of polyesterification. Both rreactions are third order. Order two in acid and one in alcohol have been experimentally established by studies of nonstoichiometric systems. These results are not in agreement with recent work related to polyesterification kinetics. The mechanism involves autocatalysis by the acid and the presence of nondissociated ion pairs. Activation enthalpies and entropies are given.     

1,6- and 1,7-naphthyridines. II. Synthesis from acyclic precursors

A number of 8-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,6-naphthyridin-5(6H)-one-7-carboxylic acid alkyl esters 3 and the isomeric 5-hydroxy-7-methyl-1,7-naphthyridin-8(7H)-one-6-carboxylic acid alkyl esters 4 were synthesized from acyclic precursors obtained starting from quinolinic anhydride 5. Thus, methanolysis of 5 afforded the hemiester 6 which treated with oxalyl chloride and sarcosine ethyl ester gave 3-(N-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-N-methylcarbamoyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester 8. Compound 8 was cyclized to naphthyridines 3a-e with sodium alkoxides. The isomeric naphthyridines 4a-c were obtained by cyclization of the open intermediary 2-(N-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-N-methylcarbamoyl)pyridine-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester 9 obtained by a route that involves treatment of 5 with sarcosine ethyl ester and esterification with diazomethane. Spectroscopic properties (¹H nmr, uv, ir) of compounds 3 and 4 are discussed and confirmed the proposed structures.     

Phenolic constituents from Wissadula periplocifolia (L.) C. Presl. and anti-inflammatory activity of 7,4′-di-O-methylisoscutellarein

This study reports the first phenolics from Wissadula genus (Malvaceae) and the anti-inflammatory activity of 7,4′-di-O-methylisoscutellarein. Using chromatographic methods, five phenolic compounds were isolated from aerial parts of Wissadula periplocifolia (L.) C. Presl. The compounds were identified as 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 3-hydroxybenzoic acid, trans-cinnamic acid, tamgermanetin and 7,4′-di-O-methylisoscutellarein using spectroscopic methods. The flavone 7,4′-di-O-methylisoscutellarein showed anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting neutrophils recruitment in a mice model of pleurisy and by decreasing significantly the production of cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α.