Total synthesis of (S)-(+)-curcudiol, and (S)-(+)- and (R)-(-)-curcuphenol.

A highly enantioselective synthesis of the versatile chiral synthons possessing one stereogenic center, (S)- and (R)-4-aryl-5-hydroxy-(2E)-pentenoate (3) was achieved based on the enzymatic reaction of (+/-)-3 with commercially available lipases MY-30 or OF-360 from Candida rugosa. Application of (S)-3 and (R)-3 to the total syntheses of(S)-curcuphenol (1), (S)-curcudiol (2), and (R)-curcuphenol (1), respectively, is described.     

Polydentate N(2)S(2)O and N(2)S(2)O(2) Ligands as Alcoholic Derivatives of (N,N'-Bis(2-mercaptoethyl)-1,5-diazacyclooctane)nickel(II) and (N,N'-Bis(2-mercapto-2-methylpropane)-1,5-diazacyclooctane)nickel(II)

The synthesis, structural characterization, spectroscopic, and electrochemical properties of N(2)S(2)-ligated Ni(II) complexes, (N,N'-bis(2-mercaptoethyl)-1,5-diazacyclooctane)nickel(II), (bme-daco)Ni(II), and (N,N'-bis(2-mercapto-2-methylpropane)1,5-diazacyclooctane)nickel(II), (bme-daco)Ni(II), derivatized at S with alcohol-containing alkyl functionalities, are described. Reaction of (bme-daco)Ni(II) with 2-iodoethanol afforded isomers, (N,N'-bis(5-hydroxy-3-thiapentyl)-1,5-diazacyclooctane-O,N,N',S,S')halonickel(II) iodide (halo = chloro or iodo), 1, and (N,N'-bis(5-hydroxy-3-thiapentyl)-1,5-diazacyclooctane-N,N',S,S')nickel(II) iodide, 2, which differ in the utilization of binding sites in a potentially hexadentate N(2)S(2)O(2) ligand. Blue complex 1 contains nickel in an octahedral environment of N(2)S(2)OX donors; X is best modeled as Cl. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/n with a = 12.580(6) ?, b = 12.291(6) ?, c = 13.090(7) ?, beta = 97.36(4) degrees, and Z = 4. In contrast, red complex 2 binds only the N(2)S(2) donor set forming a square planar nickel complex, leaving both -CH(2)CH(2)OH arms dangling; the iodide ions serve strictly as counterions. 2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pca2(1) with a = 15.822(2) ?, b = 13.171(2) ?, c = 10.0390(10) ?, and Z = 4. Reaction of (bme-daco)Ni(II) with 1,3-dibromo-2-propanol affords another octahedral Ni species with a N(2)S(2)OBr donor set, ((5-hydroxy-3,7-dithianonadiyl)-1,5-diazacyclooctane-O,N,N',S,S')bromonickel(II) bromide, 3. Complex 3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pca2(1) with a = 15.202(5) ?, b = 7.735(2) ?, c = 15.443(4) ?, and Z = 4. Complex 4.2CH(3)CN was synthesized from the reaction of (bme-daco)Ni(II) with 1,3-dibromo-2-propanol. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2/c with a = 20.348(5) ?, b = 6.5120(1) ?, c = 20.548(5) ?, and Z = 4.     

Concise asymmetric synthesis of (5S, 6S)- aeginetolide and (5S)- dihydroactinidiolide

An asymmetric deprotonation reaction allows for short syntheses of the lactones (5S, 6S)- Aeginetolide (1) and (5S)-Dihydroactinidiolide (2).     

(+)-(1S,2S,5R)-8-联苯薄荷醇的合成

以(R)-( )-pu legone为起始原料,经1,4-加成,还原两步反应合成了手性辅助试剂( )-(1S,2S,5R)-8-联苯薄荷醇及其差向异构体(-)-(1R,2S,5R)-8-联苯薄荷醇,总产率95%。其结构经1H NMR,13C NMR,IR,MS和X-射线衍射仪表征。     

Molecular and crystal structure of (1R,5S)-8-oxo-1,5,6,8-tetrahydro-2H-1,5-methanopyrido[1,2-a][1,5]diazocine-3(4H)-carboxamide and (1R,5S)-8-OXO-1,5,6,8-tetrahydro-2H-1,5-methanopyrido[1,2-a][1,5]diazocine-3(4H)-thiocarboxamide

Journal of Structural Chemistry - The molecular and crystal structure of (1R,5S)-8-oxo-1,5,6,8-tetrahydro-2H-1,5-methanopyrido[1,2-a][1,5]diazocine-3(4H)-carboxamide and...     

Diastereoselective reaction of (1S,2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol with aromatic aldehydes. Synthesis of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-diaryl-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octanes

We have synthesized a series of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-diaryl-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octanes as a result of reaction of (1S,2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol with aromatic aldehydes. The structure of the compounds obtained was established on the basis of ¹H NMR data. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 757–763, May, 2006.     

Biotransformation of (1S)-2-carene and (1S)-3-carene by Picea abies suspension culture

Biotransformation of (1S)-2-carene and (1S)-3-carene by Picea abies suspension culture led to the formation of oxygenated products. (1S)-2-Carene was transformed slowly and the final product was identified as (1S)-2-caren-4-one. On the other hand, the transformation of (1S)-3-carene was rapid and finally led to the formation of (1S)-3-caren-5-one and (1S)-2-caren-4-one as equally abundant major products. The time-course of the reaction indicates that some products abundant at the beginning of the reaction (e.g. (1S, 3S, 4R)-3,4-epoxycarane and (1R)-p-mentha-1(7),2-dien-8-ol) were consumed by a subsequent transformations. Thus, a precise selection of the biotransformation time may be used for a production of specific compounds.     

Synthesis of (2S,4S)- and (2S,4R)-5-fluoroleucine and (2S,4S)-[5,5-2H2]-5-fluoroleucine

Syntheses of (2S,4S)- and (2S,4R)-5-fluoroleucine, and, and of (2S,4S)-[5,5-(2)H(2)]-5-fluoroleucine, have been completed. The methodology allows these compounds to be prepared in sufficient quantities for incorporation by solid-state protein synthesis into strategic sites in proteins for folding studies. X-ray structures of the epimers and have been obtained and show the presence of conformational isomerism. The torsion angles between the F-C bond and the main chain are compared with values found in a mutant of the protein ubiquitin in which (2S,4S)-5-fluoroleucine replaces leucine residues 50 and 67 in the native protein.     

The reaction of (4R,5R)- and (4S,5S)-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-hexenoates and secondary amines.

A reaction of methyl (4R,5R)-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-hexenoate 1 with N-benzylmethylamine gave a diastereomerically pure methyl (4R,5R)-4,5-epoxy-(3S)-N-benzylmethylamino hexanoate 6 and methyl (4S,5R)-4-N-benzyl-methylamino-5-hydroxy-2(E)-hexenoate 7. The former was chemoenzymatically converted to (-)-osmundalactone 11, which is an aglycone of osmundalin. On the other hand, the directly conjugated addition of dimethylamine to methyl (4S,5S)-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-hexenoate 1 followed by treatment with MeOH at 40 degrees C exclusively provided methyl (4R,5S)-4-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-2(E)-hexenoate 16, which was converted into L-(-)-forosamine 18.     

Synthesis and activity of a metabolite of (S)-6-amino-5-(6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxamido)-3-methyl-1-phenyl-2,4-(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione (CX-659S)

CX-659S (1) [(S)-6-amino-5-(6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxamido)-3-methyl-1-phenyl-2,4-(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione], has been developed as a new type anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of dermatitis. The structure of a major metabolite of CX-659S was determined as (S)-6-amino-5-[2-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-(2,4,5-trimethyl-3,6-dioxo-1,4-cyclohexadienyl)butanamide]-3-methyl-1-phenyl-2,4-(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione (2) by direct comparison with the synthesized authentic compound. The anti-inflammatory activity of 2 was equipotent with that of 1 on the contact hypersensitivity reaction (CHR) induced by picryl chloride (PC) in mice, suggesting that compound 2 contributes, at least in part, to the anti-inflammatory activity of CX-659S.     

(S)-(4-溴-2-甲苯)(3-甲基吗啉)甲酮的合成

以(S)-2-氨基丙醇和氯乙酰氯为起始原料,经酰化和环合反应制得(S)-5-甲基吗啉-3-酮（4）; 4经还原制得(S)-3-甲基吗啉(5); 5与4-溴-2-甲基苯甲酸酰化缩合合成了(S)-(4-溴2-甲基苯基)(3-甲基吗啉)-甲酮,总收率57%,其结构经¹H NMR 和 ¹³C NMR确证。     

Determination of (S)-(-)-cathinone and its metabolites (R,S)-(-)-norephedrine and (R,R)-(-)-norpseudoephedrine in urine by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode-array detection.

A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) procedure with photodiode-array detection (DAD) is described for the determination of (S)-(-)-cathinone (S-CA) and its metabolites (R,S)-(-)-norephedrine (R-NE) and (R,R)-(-)-norpseudoephedrine (R-NPE) in urine. Extraction and clean-up of 1-ml urine samples were performed on a cyano-bonded solid-phase column using (+/-)-amphetamine as internal standard. The concentrated extracts were separated on a 3-microns ODS-1 column with acetonitrile-water-phosphoric acid-hexylamine as the mobile phase. Peak detection was done at 192 nm. The detection limits for S-CA and R-NE/R-NPE in urine were 50 and 25 ng/ml, respectively. The differentiation of the enantiomers of cathinone and norephedrine was achieved by derivatization with (S)-(-)-1-phenylethyl isocyanate to the corresponding diastereomers followed by HPLC-DAD on a 5-microns normal-phase column. The R and S enantiomers of norpseudoephedrine were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after on-column derivatization with (S)-(-)-N-trifluoroacetylprolyl chloride. Following a single oral dose of 0.5 mg/kg of S-CA, the concentrations found in urine ranged from 0.2 to 3.8 micrograms/ml of S-CA, from 7.2 to 46.0 micrograms/ml of R-NE and from 0.5 to 2.5 micrograms/ml of R-NPE.     

Convenient synthesis of （2S,3R,4R,5S,6R）-2-（3-（4-ethylbenzyl）-4- chlorophenyl）-6-（hydroxymethyl）-tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol

A convenient approach for the preparation of （2S,3R,4R,5S,6R）-2-（3-（4-ethylbenzyl）-4-chlorophenyl）-6-（hydroxymethyl）- tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol I is developed. The target compound via four steps is synthesized from 4-bromo-2-（bromomethyl）- 1-chlorobenzene and the isomers of undesired ortho-products were avoided during the preparation.     

Preparation of methyl (1R,2S,5S)- and (1S,2R,5R)-2-amino-5-tert-butyl-cyclopentane-1-carboxylates by parallel kinetic resolution of methyl (RS)-5-tert-butyl-cyclopentene-1-carboxylate

Comparison of the kinetic and parallel kinetic resolutions of methyl (RS)-5-tert-butyl-cyclopentene-1-carboxylate allows for the efficient synthesis of both (1R,2S,5S)- and (1S,2R,5R)-enantiomers of methyl 2-amino-5-tert-butyl-cyclopentane-1-carboxylate.     

Biopreparation of (-)-(1S,3R,4S,6S)-6-hydroxymenthol and (-)-(1S,3R,4S)-1-hydroxymenthol from 1-menthol by Rhizoctonia solani AG-1-IA and IB

Microbial transformation of 1-menthol (1) by six isolates of soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi Rhizoctonia solani AG-1-IA (Rs24, Joichi-2 and RRG97-1) and AG-1-IB (TR22, R147 and 110.4) as a biocatalyst was investigated. Twenty one days precultivation of Rhizoctonia solani AG-1-IA Rs24 and AG-1-IB 110.4 showed excellent yield (98.5-98.6%) of (-)-(1S,3R,4S,6S)-6-hydroxymenthol (2) and (-)-(1S,3R,4S)-1-hydroxymenthol (3) from 1.     

X-ray structural analysis of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3,3,0]octane

The configuration of the asymmetric atoms in the molecule of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3,3,0]octane has been determined using X-ray analysis. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 930-934, June, 2006.     

A practical and improved synthesis of (3S,5S)-3-[(tert-butyloxycarbonyl)methyl]- 5-[(methanesulfonyloxy)methyl]-2- pyrrolidinone

A practical and improved synthesis of (3S,5S)-3-[(tert-butyloxycarbonyl)methyl]-5-[(methanesulfonyloxy)methyl]-2-pyrrolidinone (1) is described. The key transformations involve a highly efficient reaction sequence consisting of ethoxycarbonylation, alkylation, hydrolysis, and decarboxylation to produce compound 10. The process described herein is practical, robust, and cost-effective, and it has been successfully implemented in a pilot plant to produce a multikilogram quantity of mesylate 1.     

Novel bicyclic nucleoside analogue (1S,5S,6S)-6- hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-1-(uracil-1-yl)-3,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane: synthesis and incorporation into oligodeoxynucleotides

The novel bicyclic nucleoside (1S,5S,6S)-6-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-1-(uracil-1-yl)-3,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane [2'-deoxy-1'-C,4'-C-(2-oxapropano)uridine] (15), expected to be restricted into an O4'-endo furanose conformation, was synthesized from the known 1-(3'-deoxy-beta-D-psicofuranosyl)uracil 5. The phosphoramidite derivative of 15 was successfully incorporated into oligodeoxynucleotides using standard methods, and thermal denaturation studies showed moderate decreases in duplex stabilities of -2.1 and -1.5 degrees C per modification toward complementary DNA and RNA, respectively.     

(R)-/(S)-2-(5-氟尿嘧啶-1-基-乙酰基)氨基-3-羟基丙酸甲酯和DNA相互作用的电化学研究

以自组装制得的DNA修饰电极为工作电极,采用循环伏安法以Fe(CN)63-/4-为电活性指示剂,研究了抗癌药物R型和S型的2-(5-氟尿嘧啶-1-基-乙酰基)氨基-3-羟基丙酸甲酯(简称为(R)-5FUSer和(S)-5FUSer)与DNA的相互作用.循环伏安测试结果表明:(1)体系的式电位随(R)-5FUSer和(S...     

Terpenes in organic synthesis. 8. Synthesis of optically active (2R/S, 3S, 7R/S)-(-)-diprionyl acetate from (S)-(+)-3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadiene

Conclusions A seven-stage synthesis has given optically active (2R/S, 3S, 7R/S)-2-acetoxy-3,7-dimethylpentadecane from the readily available (S)-(+)-3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadiene, in an overall yield of 36%. The synthetic route utilizes all ten carbon atoms of the starting chiral diene.For previous communication, see [1].Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1142–1146, May, 1988.