Facile Synthesis of Several Oleanane-Type Triterpenoid Saponins

Facile synthesis of the natural oleanane-type triterpenoid saponin 1 isolated from Panax japonicus C. A. Meyer var major (Burk.) C. Y. Wu et K. M. Feng and its derivatives is reported. The glucuronide residue in saponins at a later stage via TEMPO-mediated oxidation of the primary-OH has been achieved. All structures of new compounds were established by means of ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, HRMS, and optical rotation.     

A new flavane acid from the fruits of Illicium verum

A new compound, illiciumflavane acid (1), along with 13 known compounds (2–14), were isolated from the fruits of Illicium verum Hook. F. Their structures were elucidated through various spectroscopic methods, including 1D NMR (¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR), 2D NMR (HMQC, HMBC and NOESY) and HRMS. The stereochemistry at the chiral centres was determined using CD spectrum as well as analyses of coupling constants and optical rotation data. Cytotoxicity evaluation of four compounds showed that illiciumflavane acid and (E)-1,2-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)ethene exhibited potential against A549 activities with IC₅₀ values of 4.63 μM and 9.17 μM, respectively.     

Westerdijkin A,a new hydroxyphenylacetic acid derivative from deep sea fungus Aspergillus westerdijkiae SCSIO 05233

A new methyl 2-(4-((2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-en-1-yl)oxy)phenyl) acetate 1, together with five known compounds 2–6, was isolated from the culture of the deep sea-derived fungus Aspergillus westerdijkiae SCSIO 05233. The new structure was determined by NMR (¹H and ¹³C NMR, HSQC, HMBC and MS) and optical rotation analysis. Compound 5 displayed weak inhibitory activities towards K562 and promyelocytic HL-60 with IC₅₀ values of 25.8 and 44.9 μM, and compound 6 showed strong antifouling activity with EC₅₀ value 8.81 μg/mL.     

N-(2-丙酸)-芳甲酰腙二对甲基苄基锡配合物的合成、晶体结构及生物活性

二对甲基苄基二氯化锡分别与N-(2-丙酸)-对硝基苯甲酰腙及N-(2-丙酸)-对叔丁基苯甲酰腙反应,合成了2个取代二苄基锡配合物(C1、C2),通过元素分析、IR、UV-Vis、1H NMR、13C NMR、119Sn NMR、X射线单晶衍射以及热重分析等表征了配合物结构。测试了配合物对癌细胞H460、HepG2、MCF7以及正常人体肝细胞HL7702的体外抑制活性;在Tris-HCl缓冲溶液中,以EB作为荧光探针,用荧光光谱法初步研究了配合物与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用。结果表明:配合物C1、C2对3种癌细胞都有较好的抑制作用,配合物C2对HL7702的细胞毒性远小于C1;配合物C1、C2与小牛胸腺DNA作用均是插入结合作用所致。     

N-(2-丙酸)-芳甲酰腙二对甲基苄基锡配合物的合成、晶体结构及生物活性

二对甲基苄基二氯化锡分别与N-（2-丙酸）-对硝基苯甲酰腙及N-（2-丙酸）-对叔丁基苯甲酰腙反应,合成了2个取代二苄基锡配合物（C1、C2）,通过元素分析、IR、UV-Vis、¹H NMR、¹³C NMR、¹¹⁹Sn NMR、X射线单晶衍射以及热重分析等表征了配合物结构。测试了配合物对癌细胞H460、HepG2、MCF7以及正常人体肝细胞HL7702的体外抑制活性;在Tris-HCl缓冲溶液中,以EB作为荧光探针,用荧光光谱法初步研究了配合物与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用。结果表明：配合物C1、C2对3种癌细胞都有较好的抑制作用,配合物C2对HL7702的细胞毒性远小于C1;配合物C1、C2与小牛胸腺DNA作用均是插入结合作用所致。     

对氯苄基锡酰腙配合物的合成、抗肿瘤活性及其与DNA相互作用

用二对氯苄基二氯化锡分别与对甲基苯甲酰肼缩苯甲酰甲酸及苯甲酰肼缩苯甲酰甲酸反应,合成了2个对氯苄基锡配合物(C1、C2),通过元素分析、IR、1 H NMR、13C NMR、119Sn NMR、HRMS以及X射线单晶衍射等表征了配合物结构。测试了配合物C1、C2的热稳定性以及配合物对癌细胞NCI?H460、HepG2、MCF7的体外抑制活性,发现配合物C2对癌细胞NCI?H460、HepG2、MCF7等均表现出良好的抑制作用。利用紫外吸收光谱、荧光猝灭光谱以及粘度法研究了配合物C2与ct?DNA之间的相互作用,结果表明配合物C2以插入模式与DNA结合。     

Synthesis and stereochemistry of some novel dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazoles

Abstract  

Eleven novel dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazole derivatives were obtained by the reaction of chiral (1R)-N-(1-phenylethyl)maleimide and C,N-aryl-substituted nitrilimines. The reaction afforded the cycloadducts as a regioisomeric mixture which can be separable in some cases. The structure and stereochemistry of cycloadducts were assigned on the basis of infrared (IR), ¹H and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), mass and X-ray spectra, optical rotation measurements, and CHN analyses.     

Synthesis and Characterization of a Series of Water Soluble Amidomalonato-(lR,2R-Cyclohexanediamine)Platinum(II) Complexes

Abstract

A new series of water soluble platinum(II) complexes of the type [Pt(DACH)[R-CH(COO)₂]], wherein DACH represents IR,2R-cyclohexanediamine and R represents formamido. acetamido, (penta-O-acctyl-gluconyl)amino, and gluconylamino have been synthesized. The modes of binding of amidodicarboxylic acid derivatives in these complexes have been determined by various spectroscopic techniques: ¹H, ¹³ C, and ¹⁹⁵PtNMR; 2D-COSY{¹H-¹H} and 2D-HETCOSY{¹H-¹³C} NMR, MS(FAB), IR and conductivity measurements.     

Synthesis of New Chiral and Racemic 1,3‐Dioxolanes

A series of chiral 1,3‐dioxolanes, 3 – 12 , with >99% ee values, have been synthesized. This is the first study of chiral ketalization reaction starting from ketones with aryl, monosubstituted aryl, and long alkyl chains (C₁₁—AC₁₃). Their ee values were determined by chiral high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on Chiralcel OD column, using their racemic 1,3‐dioxolanes rac‐ 3 – 12 , which were also synthesized for the first time. These chiral and racemic 1,3‐dioxolanes were characterizated by infrared, NMR (¹H, ¹³C), mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, optical rotation, and chiral HPLC.     

Total syntheses and absolute stereochemistry of decarestrictines C1 and C2

The total syntheses of decarestrictines C₁ and C₂ have been described. The synthetic strategy involves a practical and flexible approach using esterification and ring-closing metathesis to unite the acid and alcohol fragments. The acid fragments are enantiomers of each other and have been prepared from l-(−)-malic acid via similar transformations; in Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation, (+)-DET has been used for decarestrictine C₁ and (−)-DET for decarestrictine C₂. The alcohol fragment is identical for both decarestrictines C₁ and C₂ and has been accessed from d-(+)-mannitol. Comparison of the ¹H and ¹³C NMR data combined with the computational studies predicts the presence of two conformations without and with hydrogen bonding (conformational isomers I and II for decarestrictine C₁), respectively. The ¹H and ¹³C NMR data for decarestrictine C₂ completely agreed with the analytical data reported by Kibayashi et al.     

Synthesis and properties of new ionic liquid crystals based on para-nitroazobenzene with substitution vinylimidazolium ion group

A new series of ionic liquid crystals (ILCs), 1-(4-(4-nitrophenylazo)phenyloxy) vinyl-3-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium bromide salts (C _n , n?=?6, 10) were synthesised. Their chemical structures were determined by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, UV spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The liquid crystalline properties were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, polarising optical microscopy, and powder X-ray diffraction. These measurements showed that C _n (n?=?6, 10) exhibit smectic liquid crystalline phases with focal-conic fan-shaped textures. The introduction of vinylimidazolium group onto the azobenzene enhances the thermal stability of the smectic state, which play an important role in forming the smectic layer structure.     

A new minor diketopiperazine from the sponge-derived fungus Simplicillium sp. YZ-11

Chemical investigation of the cultures of a sponge-derived fungus Simplicillium sp. YZ-11 led to the isolation of a new minor diketopiperazine alkaloid cyclo-(2-hydroxy-Pro-Gly) (1) and a natural lactone (S)-dihydro-5-[(S)- hydroxyphenylmethyl]-2(3H)-furanone (2), together with five known ergostane-type sterols (3–7). Their structures were established based on extensive spectroscopic methods (¹H and ¹³C NMR, ¹H-¹H COSY, HSQC and HMBC) and optical rotation analysis.     

含能富勒烯吡咯烷衍生物的合成及工艺研究

利用Prato反应合成分离出了新型含硝基富勒烯吡咯烷衍生物1, 并对其工艺条件进行了研究, 探讨了反应物计量比、温度及时间对产物1产率的影响, 得到了合成产物1的最佳工艺条件: C₆₀, 间硝基苯甲醛和N-甲基甘氨酸的物质的量比为1∶1∶2, 温度为100 ℃, 反应时间为16 h, 此时产物1产率达到94.8%(以消耗的C₆₀计). 同时用UV-Vis, FT-IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and MS spectra等光谱手段确定了产物1的分子结构.     

Concise synthesis of AHMHA unit in perthamide C. Structural and stereochemical revision of perthamide C

Diastereomers of 3-amino-2-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid (AHMHA), a new amino acid unit in perthamides C and D, have been synthesized from commercially available 4-methylpentanol in a concise manner and 50% average overall yield. Comparison of the ¹H and ¹³C NMR data, optical rotation data and Marfey’s analysis of the resulting isomers with the natural fragment unambiguously allowed the configurational assignment of the natural residue as (2R,3R). A structural revision of perthamides C and D is also reported.     

Structural analysis of aristolochic acids and aristolactams by correlations between calculated and experimental <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR chemical shifts

Aristolactam AII (1) and aristolochic acid I (2) were employed as examples in choosing the most suitable theoretical methodology for computing carbon chemical shifts (^Calc δ _C) and for the structural elucidations of aristolactams and aristolochic acids. Geometries of 1 and 2 optimized using HF, BLYP, B3LYP, and PBE methods and 6-311++G** basis set were subjected to δ_C calculations and the calculated chemical shifts obtained were correlated with their ¹³C NMR data. Different possibilities were considered (in the gaseous phase, model PCM (DMSO), and for dimeric systems 1-1 and 2-2), and an explicit solvent (DMSO) model employing BLYP/6-31G* calculations was determined to be the most efficient (R ² = 0.99631 and 0.97713, for 1 and 2, respectively).     

Synthesis and Characterization of Nitrogen and Sulfur Containing 1,4-Naphthoquinones

Abstract

New N,S-disubstituted naphthoquinones were synthesized by reactions of S- and N-nucleophiles with 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone. 2-(Hexadecylthio)-3-(phenylamino)-naphthalene-1,4-dione 5a was synthesized by reaction of 2-chloro-3-(phenylamino)-naphthalene-1,4-dione 3a with hexadecanethiol 4a. The structures of the new synthesized naphthoquinone derivatives were determined by micro analyses and spectroscopic methods (FT-IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, MS, and UV/Vis.). Photo- and electrochemical properties of selected compounds were investigated by using fluorescence spectroscopy and the cyclovoltammetry method.     

Stereoisomeric N-(p-Nitrobenzoyl)-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes. Synthesis,Epoxidation, 1H and 13C NMR Spectra

Preparation is described of stereoisomeric (p-nitrobenzoyl)-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes and their epoxidation by peracetic acid. By an example of one of amides was demonstrated a possibility of selective reduction of separated fragments in the polyfunctional compound using sulfur in alkaline medium, hydrazine hydrate in the presence of a nickel catalyst, and lithium aluminum hydride. By reaction with electrophilic reagents from the amines synthesized, (p-aminobenzoyl)-endo-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene and (p-aminobenzoyl)-endo-2-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, were obtained new bicyclic compounds containing alongside the amide group also sulfonamide, carboxamide, urea, and thiourea moieties. The structure of compounds obtained was confirmed by ^1Hand ^13C NMR spectroscopy, by two-dimensional spectra measured along COSY and NOESY procedures.     

13C, 15N and 113Cd NMR and Molecular Orbital Studies of Novel Bile Acid N-(2-aminoethyl)amides and Their Cd2+-complexes

Lithocholic acid N-(2-aminoethyl)amide (1) and deoxycholic acid N-(2-aminoethyl)amide(2) have been prepared and characterized by¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR. The accurate molecular masses of 1 and 2 have been determined by ESI MS. The formation of the Cd²⁺-complexes (1+Cd and 2+Cd) in CD₃OD solution have been detected by ¹H,¹³C, ¹⁵N and ¹¹³Cd NMR. The ¹³C NMR chemical shift assignments of 1 and 2 and their Cd²⁺-complexes are based on DEPT-135 and z-GS ¹H,¹³C HMQC experiments as well as comparison with the assignments of the related structures. The ¹⁵N NMR chemical shiftassignments of the ligands and theirCd²⁺-complexes are based on z-GS¹H,¹⁵N HMBC experiments. ¹³C NMR chemical shift differences between 1and its 1:1 Cd²⁺-complex based on ab initiocalculations at Hartree-Fock SCI-PCM level using3-21G(d) basis set are in agreement with theexperimental shift changes observed onCd²⁺-complexation.     

13C Kinetic Isotope Effect of the Pudovik Reaction

Abstract

¹³C kinetic isotope effect (KIE) was determined by means of ¹³C NMR for the carbonyl atom in 2-nitrobenzaldehyde in its reaction with 2H-2-oxo-5,5-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane in acetonitrile at 25°C. The observed isotope effect k₁₂/k₁₃ = 1.0238 ± 0.0031 evidences that the formation of the P?C bond in the Pudovik reaction catalyzed by triethylamine is less advanced than the π-bond breakage of the aldehyde carbonyl group.     

Syntheses,characterizations, crystal structures,and in vitro antitumor activities of chiral triorganotin(IV) complexes containing (S)-(+)-2-(4-isobutyl-phenyl)propionic and (R)-(+)-2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid ligands

Four new chiral triorganotin(IV) carboxylates, [(R₃Sn)(O₂C₁₃H₁₇)] _n (R?=?Me 1, Ph 2), [(R₃Sn)(O₂C₁₃H₁₇)] (R?=?n-Bu 3), and [(R₃Sn)(O₄C₉H₉)] _n (R?=?Me 4), have been synthesized by reaction of (S)-(+)-2-(4-isobutyl-phenyl)propionic acid and (R)-(+)-2-(4hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid with triorganotin(IV) chloride in the presence of sodium ethoxide. The complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, FT-IR, NMR (¹H, ¹³C, and ¹¹⁹Sn) spectra, and X-ray crystallography diffraction analyses. Structural analyses show that 1 has a 1-D infinite chiral zigzag chain structure. Complexes 2 and 4 have a 1-D spring-like chiral helical chain with a channel, while 3 is a monomer. Antitumor activities of 1–4 have been studied.