Two ethyl 2-deoxy-α-d-hexo-3,7-pyranoso-3-octulosonate derivatives

In each of the two pyran­oid sugars, ethyl 2-deoxy-4,5,6,8-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d -gluco-3,7-pyran­oso-3-octulosonate, C₁₈H₂₆O₁₂, and ethyl 2-deoxy-4,5,6,8-tetra-O-benzyl-α-d -galacto-3,7-pyranoso-3-octulosonate, C₃₈H₄₂O₈, the anomeric configuration is α. The acetoxy­methyl substituent on the hexo­pyran­ose ring of the former compound and the ethoxy­carbonyl­methyl substituents in both sugars all have the gauche–trans conformation, while the benzyl­oxy­methyl substituent of the galacto­pyran­ose sugar has the trans–gauche conformation. In each structure, the anomeric hydroxy group forms an intramolecular hydrogen bond with the carbonyl O atom of the ethoxy­carbonyl­methyl substituent.     

Stereochemical studies. Part 67. Saturated heterocycles. Part 52. The mass spectra of some condensed skeleton 1,3-oxazin-4-one derivatives

The mass spectrometric behaviour of twenty saturated heterocyclic compounds with a 1,3-oxazin-4-one moiety fused with cis or trans anellation to a cycloalkane ring (C₅-C₈) was studied. The roles of the C-2 and N-3 substituent(s) were found to be characteristic, while the size of the cycloalkane ring seemed to be unimportant. Some fragmentation processes involving breakdown of the oxazinone ring of the cis or trans isomers displayed significant stereoselectivity. A striking new decomposition process involving significant chlorine elimination from the molecular ion of some 2-p-chlorophenyl derivatives was observed and was studied in some detail.     

Déplacements chimiques induits en RMN par un réactif lanthanidique: I—Application á l'analyse conformationnelle de sulfites cycliques

The chemical shifts induced by Eu(fod)₃ in several series of 6-membered cyclic sulfites give the parameters K_c and Δ_SR of the complexation equilibrium for an assumed 1:1 stoicheiometry. The equilibrium constant K_c decreases with increasing bulk of the C-4 and C-6 substituents and polarity of the C-5 substituent, which corresponds to the increase of the i.r. stretching frequency vS?O. Thus axial S?O will be more tightly complexed than equatorial S?O. It can be predicted that when a conformational equilibrium exists without shift reagent, displacement towards an axial S?O form will occur with the reagent. Use of the Δ_SR pseudocontact equation confirms the following: (i) ax S?O chair forms are stabilized; (ii) eq S?O chairs with two eq C-4 and C-6 substituents show an equilibrium with a few percent of the ax S?O flexible conformation, particularly in the absence of an ax C-5 substituent; (iii) twist forms with a 2–5 axis, intermediate S?O and trans-4, 6-di-tert-Bu substituents give a boat form with O at the prow and ax S?O; (iv) the conformational equilibrium of trans-5-tert-butyl-2-oxo-1, 3, 2-dioxathiane (chair with ax tert-Bu and S?O ? 70%) is completely displaced towards that form; (v) cis-4,4,6-trimethyl-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxathiane, which exists as an equilibrium in which the three types of S?O occur, is complexed essentially in the twist form with a 1–4 axis and ax S?O. Most of these results are supported by the coupling constants analysis for the ratio R₀/S₀ = 1.     

13C NMR study of some polychloro-isobutane and -isobutene compounds

The ¹³C chemical shifts and the carbon–proton coupling constants have been determined for some chlorinated isobutane and isobutene compounds. The one-bond coupling constants in isobutane derivatives showed a regular increase with an increasing number of γ-chlorine substituents. The three-bond coupling constant of the methyl carbon decreased from 4.2 to 2.0 Hz as the number of chlorine substituents in the γ-position increased. In the isobutene compounds, the vicinal coupling of C-1 was larger to protons in a group that is trans with respect to a chlorine substituent on C-1 than to those in the corresponding group cis to the chlorine. The vicinal coupling constants between atoms in geminal groups (on C-2) seem to be affected by the orientation of the chlorine substituent on C-1.     

The First Synthesis of a Ribo-Hexos-5-Ulose: the L-Enantiomer

ABSTRACT

The title compound, previously unreported in either enantioform, and its 2,6-di-O-benzyl derivative have been synthesized through a stereocontrolled epimerization at C-2 of 6-O-protected methyl 3,4-O-isopropylidene-5-C-methoxy-β-D-galactopyranosides. The epimerization, performed through a high yielding sequence of oxidation-reduction owing to the cooperative role of the equatorial C-1 aglycon and the steric hindrance of the isopropylidene group, turned out to be completely diastereoselective. Whereas the unprotected L-ribo-hexos-5-ulose exists, as proved by NMR in D₂O, in five main tautomeric forms in a ratio of about 4:2:2:1:1, only two anomeric 1,4-furanosic forms are present at equilibrium in its 2,6-di-O-benzyl derivative, in ratios ranging from 10:1 to 7:3, depending on the prevalence of D₂O or CD₃CN in the solvent mixture.     

Antimalarial and cytotoxic activities of pregnene-type steroidal alkaloids from Holarrhena pubescens roots

The phytochemical investigation of an alkaloidal extract of Holarrhena pubescens roots led to the isolation and identification of a new pregnene-type alkaloid, mokluangin D (1), together with nine known steroidal alkaloids (2–10). The structure of the new metabolite was determined on the basis of spectroscopic analyses including 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Compounds 3 and 4 showed potent antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum K1 stain with IC₅₀ values of 1.2 and 2.0 μM, respectively, and showed weak cytotoxic activity against the NCI-H187 cell line with IC₅₀ values of 27.7 and 30.6 μM, respectively. The substituent groups at C-3 and the carbonyl group at C-18 are important for the activity against the P. falciparum K1 stain.     

Synthesis and Glycosidic Reaction of 1,2-Anhydromanno-, Lyxo-, Gluco-, and Xylofuranose Perbenzyl Ethers

ABSTRACT

Stereospecific synthesis of 1,2-anhydromanno-, lyxo-, gluco-, and xylofuranose perbenzyl ethers was successfully achieved via intramolecular S _N2 reaction of the corresponding C-1 alkoxide with C-2 bearing tosyloxy group. The key intermediates, furanose 2-sulfonates, were prepared from the corresponding 1,2-diols and tosyl chloride under phase transfer conditions in good yields. Condensation of the anhydro sugars with 1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-galactopyranose or N-benzyloxycarbonyl L-serine methyl ester in the absence of catalyst gave 1,2-trans-linked glycofuranosides in high yield.     

Synthetic Studies on the Incorporation of N-Acetylallosamine in Hyaluronic Acid-Inspired Thiodisaccharides

Two approaches for the synthesis of the thiodisaccharide β-S-GlcA(1→3)β-S-AllNAc are described here. The target disaccharide was a C-3 epimer and thio-analogue of the hyaluronic acid repetitive unit, tuned with a thiopropargyl anomeric group for further click conjugation. Thus, we analysed and tested two convenient sequences, combining the two key steps required to introduce the thioglycosidic bonds and consequently reach the target molecule: the S_N2 substitution of a good leaving group (triflate) present at C-3 of a GlcNAc derivative and the introduction of the anomeric thiopropargyl substituent. The use of a 2-azido precursor showed to be a convenient substrate for the S_N2 step. Nevertheless, further protecting group manipulation and the introduction of the thiopropargyl anomeric residue were then required. This approach showed to provide access to a variety of thiodisaccharide derivatives as interesting building blocks for the construction of neoglycoconjugates.     

Using density functional theory to calculate the anomeric effect in hydroxylamine and hydrazide derivatives of tetrahydropyran

Little is known about the magnitude of the anomeric effect in N-glycosylated oxyamines and hydrazides, limiting efforts toward the design of chemoselective acceptors that impose a stereochemical preference on glycosylation reactions. Thus, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were conducted to estimate the magnitude of the anomeric effect in N,O-dimethyl-N-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)hydroxylamine (1) and N'-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)acetohydrazide (3). The results show that N,O-dimethyl-N-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)hydroxylamine (1) displays a significant anomeric effect (AE_corr = 1.38 kcal/mol) and that N'-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)acetohydrazide (3) displays a modest anomeric effect (AE_corr = 0.54 kcal/mol).     

Significant Substituent Effect on the Anomerization of Pyranosides: Mechanism of Anomerization and Synthesis of a 1,2‐cis Glucosamine Oligomer from the 1,2‐trans Anomer

Aminoglycosides containing a 2,3‐trans carbamate group easily undergo anomerization from the 1,2‐trans glycoside to the 1,2‐cis isomer under mild acidic conditions. The N‐substituent of the carbamate has a significant effect on the anomerization reaction; in particular, an N‐acetyl group facilitated rapid and complete α‐anomerization. The differences in reactivity due to the various N‐substituents were supported by the results of DFT calculations; the orientation of the acetyl carbonyl group close to the anomeric position was found to contribute significantly to the directing of the anomerization reaction. By exploiting this reaction, oligoaminoglycosides with multiple 1,2‐cis glycosidic bonds were generated from 1,2‐trans glycosides in a one‐step process.     

Preparation of L-Lyxo-Hexos-5-Ulose Through C-3 Epimerization of Bis-Glycopyranosides of L-Arabino-Hexos-5-Ulose1

Abstract

The unreported title compound and its 2,6-di-O-benzyl derivative have been prepared from methyl β-D-galactopyranoside through a sequence involving the bisglycoside methyl 2,6-di-O-benzyl-5-O-methoxv-β-D-galactopyranoside 8, the precursor of L-orabino-hexos-5-ulose, that was converted to the L-lyxo series by inversion at C-3. The inversion was achieved in acceptable yields by selective triflation, followed by displacement with benzoate, and by an oxidation/reduction sequence. Whereas 2,5-di-O-benzyl-L-lyxo-hexos-5-ulose exists entirely as a mixture of the two anomeric 1,4-furanosic forms, the unprotected hexos-5-ulose involves at equilibrium in CD₃CN/D₂O at least eight tautomers, one of which is predominant.     

13C NMR shifts and conformations of substituted indans

¹³C NMR spectra of indan derivatives bearing substituents in the 1, 2, 5 and 6 positions are reported and assigned by LIS measurements and other techniques. Epimeric indanes bearing vicinal oxygen and phenyl or benzyl substituents show ring carbon shielding in the cis relative to the trans isomers, which is compared with corresponding cyclopentane shifts, and indicates the predominance of envelope conformations with pseudoaxial oxygen substituents for the cis isomers. Acetylation shifts show consistently larger shielding at C-β for the trans compounds. Introduction of oxygen at C-5 leads to asymmetric shielding effects at the ortho carbon atoms as soon as there is a substituent in the para position which can participate in mesomeric forms.     

Synthesis and Structural Assignment of 1-O-Acetyl-2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-4-(thymin-1-yl)-α-l-lyxofuranose

Abstract

Analogues of nucleosides in which the nucleobase is fixed onto the C-4 of the sugar moiety are generally prepared either from 4,5-unsaturated sugar derivatives or via a formaldehyde condensation.¹ We tested the furanosyl bromide reactivity of 1 ² towards a series of nucleophiles, mostly azides or cyanides, without success. Conversely, the nucleosidation of 1 using 5-methyl-2,4-bis(trimethyl-silyloxy)pyrimidine in the presence of stannic chloride took place at the second anomeric position (C-4) and led to the isolation in acceptable yield (47%) of a unique anomer 2 (Scheme 1).     

Hybrid-DFT Study and NBO Interpretation of the Configurational Behavior of 2-Halotetrahydrothiopyran S-Oxides

Abstract

Natural bond orbital (NBO) interpretation and hybrid density functional theory (hybrid-DFT: B3LYP/Def2-TZVPP)-based methods were used to investigate the impacts of the generalized anomeric effects (GAE), electrostatic, and steric interactions on the conformational properties of cis and trans isomers of 2-fluoro-, 2-chloro-, and 2-bromotetrahydrothiopyran S-oxide (1–3). The results obtained showed that the trans-axial configurations are the most stable forms of compounds 1–3. Based on the results obtained, the instability of the second lowest energy-minimum (cis-equatorial configuration, with axial S?O and equatorial C?X bonds, X = halogen atoms) increases from compound 1 to compound 3. This trend is also observed for the third lowest energy-minimum (i.e., the trans-equatorial configuration). Contrary to the trend observed for the cis- and trans-equatorial forms, the instability of the cis-axial form compared to the trans-axial form, increases from 1 to 2 but decreases slightly from 2 to 3. The correlations between the GAE, bond orders, steric effects, ΔG, Δμ, structural parameters, and conformational and configurational behaviors of compounds 1–3 have been investigated.

Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements to view the free supplemental file.     

1H and 13C NMR studies of some germacrones and isogermacrones

The ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of the trans,trans-, cis,cis- and cis-C-3–C-4, trans-C-7–C-8-germacrones and of the cis-C-2–C-3, trans-C-7–C–8, trans-C-2–C-3, cis-C-7–C-8- and cis,cis-isogermacrones are analysed. The last two isogermacrones are new compounds. The C-2–C-3 double bond in the previously described isogermacrone is found to be of cis configuration, contrary to the hitherto accepted trans arrangement.     

Triaziridine 7. Mitteilung. Stabile pyramidale Konfigurationen an den Stickstoff-Atomen von Dialkyl-und Trialkyl-triaziridinen

Stable Pyramidal configurations at the Nitrogen Atoms of Dialkyl-and Trialkyl-triaziridines Stereochemical features of the recently synthesized nine samples of di- and trialkyl-triaziridines, namely the 1,3-cyclopentylen-(series a ) and the two stereoisomers of the diisopropyl derivatives (series b and c ), containing as the third substituent an H-atom ( 2 ), a CH₃ group ( 3 )or a CH₂OH group ( 4 ), were elaborated on the basis of the ¹H-, ¹³C-, and ¹⁵N-NMR spectra. The three N-atoms of the saturated N₃-homocycle were found to be stable to pyramidal inversion in all cases. According to their NMR spectra, 2 – 4 of the series a and b possess twofold symmetry (C_s), while 2 – 4 of series c are asymmetric. Thus, series c has the trans-configuration at N(2)/N(3) and, consequently, the cis-configuration at N(1)/N(2), while series a and b have the cis-configuration at N(2)/N(3) and -since the all-cis-arrangement is excluded-the trans-configuration at N(1)/N(2). The asymmetry of the trans-configurated 2c turned into twofold symmetry (C₂), when a little CF₃COOH was added. The ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR data of series b and c of our alkyl-triaziridines exhibit a shielding effect, according to which there are two types of i-Pr groups, i-Pr(a) and i-Pr(b). They differ in the NMR signals of the H- and the C-atoms of their CH groups: the H-atoms of i-Pr(a) are more deshielded by 0.75–1.111 ppm and its C-atoms are more shielded by 10.0–160.0 ppm as compared to the corresponding atoms of i-Pr(b). i-Pr(a) is cis (on the N₃-homocycle) to a large substituent (such as i-Pr, Me, CH₂OH) and to a lone pair, while i-Pr(b)is cis only to a small (H) or to no substituent and to one or two lone pairs. An analogous effect appears in the NMR signals of the CH₃ and CH₂OH groups at N(1) of 3 and 4 in the series b and c .     

Reactions of diazoalkanes with unsaturated compounds. 14. Reactions of diazomethane,diazocyclopropane, and methyl diazoacetate with 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-3-vinylcyclobutane and 2,3,3-trifluoro-1-vinylcyclobutene to form [3+2] and [1+2] cycloadducts

The reactions of diazomethane and diazocyclopropane generated in situ with 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-3-vinylcyclobutane (1) and 2,3,3-trifluoro-1-vinylcyclobutene (2) proceeded at the double bond of the substituent as the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to form the corresponding 1-pyrazolines. Under the conditions of thermolysis (340—400 °C), the resulting cyclobutylpyrazolines 4 and 5 selectively lost the dinitrogen molecule to generate 3-cyclopropyl-1,1,2,2-tetrafluorocyclobutane (6) or 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-3-spiropentylcyclobutane (7), respectively, in high yields. In the presence of Pd(acac)₂, the reactions of these fluorine-containing unsaturated compounds and 2-chloro-1,1,2-trifluoro-3-vinylcyclobutane (3) with diazomethane gave rise directly to cyclopropane derivatives 6, 11, and 12, respectively. The reactions of compounds 1 and 2 with methyl diazoacetate in the presence of Rh₂(OAc)₄ proceeded analogously to yield cis- and trans-disubstituted cyclopropanes.     

Solid-state NMR studies of methyl celluloses. Part 1: regioselectively substituted celluloses as standards for establishing an NMR data basis

Three methyl celluloses with completely uniform substitution pattern, 2-O-methyl cellulose (1), 3-O-methyl cellulose (2) and 6-O-methyl cellulose (3), were prepared according to the cationic ring opening polymerization approaches starting from substituted 1,2,4-orthopivalate derivatives of d-glucose. These samples allowed for the first time to sort out the methyl substitution effects on solid-state NMR chemical shifts and relaxation. Dipolar dephasing experiments allowed the detection and assignment (¹H, ¹³C) of the methyl groups. In 1 and 2, these resonances overlapped with those of C-6, whereas in 3, the methyl signal experienced a low-field shift into the region of C-2,3,5. ¹³C T₁ experiments were used to verify different relaxation behavior of the carbon sites, particularly the short relaxation time of at the carbon substitution site next to the methyl groups. This effect was used to unambiguously identify the ¹³C chemical shifts of the carbons carrying the methoxyl substituent, although they overlap with all resonances in the C-2,3,5 region. The data obtained for the standard samples with uniform substitution will now be used as the basis for determining methylation patterns and substitution degree in commercial methyl celluloses.     

Conformational study of phosphothreonine in aqueous solution. H and 13C NMR results

The 270 MHz ¹H and 22.6 MHz ¹³C NMR spectra of DL -phosphothreonine in D₂O have been measured and analysed as a function of pD. The trans-trans conformation of the fragment H-α? C-α? C-β? O? P predominates at all pD values. The C-β—O gauche contribution is notably larger for pD values in the range 7≤pD<10 than for acidic or more basic solutions which is in accordance with earlier results for phosphoserine (PSer).     

Activity of some platinum(II/IV) complexes with edda-type ligands against human adenocarcinoma HeLa cells

Cisplatin analogues, cis-dichloro(ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propanoic acid)platinum(II) (1) and cis-iodo(ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propanoic acid)platinum(II) (2), as well as trans-dichloro-(ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propanoato)platinum(IV) (3), trans-dibromo(ethylenediamine -N,N′-di-3-propanoato)platinum(IV) (4), trans-dichloro(propylenediamine-N,N′-diacetato)-platinum(IV) (5) and trans-dibromo(propylenediamine-N,N′-diacetato)platinum(IV) (6), -([Pt(H₂eddp)Cl₂], [Pt(Heddp)I], trans-[Pt(eddp)Cl₂], trans-[Pt(eddp)Br₂], trans-[Pt(pdda)Cl₂] and trans-[Pt(pdda)Br₂], respectively) were used to assess antitumor selectivity against human adenocarcinoma HeLa cells. The results show that different oxidation states of platinum, different halide ligands, chelating aminocarboxylato and diamine backbones have similar effects with edda-type ligands and activity is lower than for cisplatin.