Sigma-polarization in 5-membered heterocyclic ring systems

Extended Hückel calculations on the 5-membered heterocyclic molecules furan, pyrrole, imidazole, pyrazole, 1,2,3-triazole, and the four possible oxadiazoles suggest a significant polarization of the -framework. This -polarization appears to follow simple electronegativity considerations. The calculated -polarizations are independent of, and may be opposed to, the corresponding -polarizations. For furan and pyrrole the above results reproduce the different direction of the experimental dipole moments of these two molecules. A good correlation is observed between the total (+) calculated electron densities and the experimental proton and carbon-13 chemical shifts in all of the systems studied.

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Zusammenfassung Rechnungen mit der erweiterten Hückel-Methode über die Fünferheterozyklen Furan, Pyrrol, Imidazol, Pyrazol, 1,2,3-Triazol und die vier möglichen Oxadiazole lassen eine beträchtliche Polarisation des -Gerüsts vermuten. Die -Polarisation scheint einfachen Elektronegativitätsbetrachtungen zu folgen. Die -Polarisation ist unabhängig von der entsprechenden -Polarisation und kann entgegengesetzt gerichtet sein. Für Furan und Pyrrol reproduzieren die oben genannten Ergebnisse die verschiedenen Richtungen der experimentellen Dipolmomente beider Moleküle. Eine gute Korrelation wird zwischen der gesamten ( +)-Elektronendichte und der experimentellen chemischen Verschiebung für Protonen und C¹³ in allen Systemen beobachtet.

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Résumé Des calculs par la méthode de Hückel étendue portant sur les molécules à cycle pentagonaux: furane, pyrrole, imidazole, 1,2,3 triazole et les quatre oxadiazoles, suggèrent l'existence d'une polarisation significative du squelette . Cette polarisation apparaît en accord avec de simples considérations d'électronégativité. Les polarisations calculées sont indépendantes des polarisations correspondantes et peuvent leur être contraires. Pour le furane et le pyrrole les résultats ci-dessus reproduisent les directions différentes des moments dipolaires expérie mentaux des deux molécules. On observe une bonne corrélation entre les densités totales (+) calculées et les déplacements chimiques expérimentaux du proton et du carbone 13 dans tous les systèmes étudiés.

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This work was supported by a grant from the University of Puerto Rico. It was presented at the Fourth Caribbean Chemical Symposium, January 3–7, 1967, Kingston, Jamaica.The Puerto Rico Nuclear Center is operated by the University of Puerto Rico through a contract with the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission.     

The stereochemistry of the 6-membered ring of cedranone

Evidence from the coupling constants and solvent shifts of the protons in cedranone rules out the boat and chair conformations of the cyclohexanone ring. Linear correlation of the solvent shifts of the C-15 methyl protons of cedranone with those of the α-methyl groups of fenchone indicates a nearly planar conformation of the cedranone ring. Site factor analysis of the ASIS effect of the methyl protons of cedranone provides conclusive evidence of a quasi-chair conformation of the 6-membered ring.     

Non-stereospecific ring expansions of 5-membered heterocyclic sulfoxides

Non-stereospecific ring expansion reactions of 5-membered heterocyclic sulfoxides, 1,3-benzoxathiole sulfoxides, 1,3-benzodithiole sulfoxides, and 1,3-dithiolane sulfoxides having a heteroatom at β-position to the sulfinyl group with acetic anhydride or p-toluenesulfonic acid are described together with thier reaction mechanism involving a sulfonium ion intermediate.     

The synthesis of 11-13-membered diacetylenic and 18-membered tetraacetylenic ring systems

The synthesis of title compounds is described, starting from o-dibromobenzene. The palladium catalysed coupling of the latter with acetylenes occurred in a step-wise fashion, when no cocatalyst (CuI) was used.     

A novel transformation of 7-membered ring lactones to β-keto ethers

The development of an efficient and regioselective transposition of a 7-membered lactone to a corresponding β-keto ether is reported.     

Biosynthesis of the 17-membered carbocyclic ring of lankacidin antibiotics

A mechanism involving contraction of an 18-membered polyketide ring was proposed for the biosynthesis of the 17-membered carbocyclic ring of lankacidin antibiotics based on the feeding experiments of deuterated glycine and ²H-NMR spectroscopy.     

A solution- and solid-phase approach to tetrahydroquinoline-derived polycyclics having a 10-membered ring

With the goal of library generation using a polycyclic derivative 5 having an enamide functional group, a simple and practical, enantioselective synthesis of tetrahydroquinoline derivative 2 was achieved. The phenolic hydroxyl group in compound 2 was utilized as an anchoring site for solid-phase synthesis. The ring closing metathesis approach yielded the desired polycyclic product 5 on solid phase in five steps (overall 40% yield). Compound 5 is a novel scaffold for the library generation of natural product-like polycyclics having a functionalized medium ring for obtaining a new class of small molecules to be utilized as chemical probes.     

Conformational equilibria in 7-membered ring metal chelate complexes

Bis(diphosphine)metal and (diphosphine)(diene)metal (M = Rh, Ir) cationic complexes containing 7-membered chelate rings have been studied by low temperature ³¹P and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. For cyclooctadiene-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane- and -DIOP-rhodium, and cyclooctadiene-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane-iridium complexes, boat and chair conformations may be distinguished at low temperature. ¹H NMR spectra of these and analogous complexes suggest that both boat and chair conformers are significantly populated at room temperature. Bis(diphosphine) complexes of rhodium and iridium show very complex dynamic behaviour.     

Experimental and theoretical study of the induced paramagnetic ring-current in the 4-membered ring of biphenylene and related hydrocarbons

Ring current intensities and proton chemical shifts have been calculated for a series of condensed aromatic hydrocarbons including biphenylenes. The calculations show that an induced paramagnetic ring current occurs in the 4-membered ring of each of the biphenylenes studied and this effect accounts for the observed spectra. PMR measurements on 1-mono-, 2-mono- and 2,3,6,7-tetra-deuteriated biphenylene prove that the chemical shifts of the 1- and 2-protons are at δ_CDCl3 6.60 and 6.70 respectively and not vice versa as assumed by previous authors.     

Synthesis of the 11-membered ring of the marine alkaloids, madangamines

The first successful attempt at synthesizing the 11-membered ring of madangamine alkaloids is described. The synthesis involves intramolecular N,O-acetalization of a cyclohexanone derivative, cross-coupling reaction with (Z)-vinylstannane, and intramolecular reductive amination for elaboration of the 11-membered macrocycle.     

Biosynthetic pathway of 24-membered macrolactam glycoside incednine

Incednine was isolated from Streptomyces sp. ML694-90F3 as an inhibitor of anti-apoptotic function of Bcl-2/Bcl-xL oncoproteins. The structure of incednine is quite unique with a characteristic 24-membered macrocyclic lactam aglycone and two unusual aminosugars. To understand its biosynthetic pathway, the incorporation studies were carried out with [1-¹³C]acetate, [1,2-¹³C₂]acetate, [1-¹³C]propionate, l-[¹³C₅,¹⁵N]glutamate, [1,2,3-¹³C₃]glycerol, d-[6,6-²H₂]glucose, and l-[CH₃-¹³C]methionine. As a result, acetate, propionate, and glycerol were well incorporated into the elongation units of the macrolactam moiety, which indicates that its basic skeleton could be constructed by standard polyketide synthase, whereas all atoms of the starter unit were labeled by [¹³C₅,¹⁵N]glutamate suggesting that glutamate is somehow decarboxylated and rearranged into 3-aminobutyrate as the unique starter unit. The origins of the sugar moieties and methyl groups were also clarified. Based on the incorporation pattern, a plausible biosynthetic pathway for incednine is proposed.     

Transformation of a 4-membered ring zinc phosphate SBU to a sodalite-related 3-dimensional structure through a linear chain structure

A zero-dimensional zinc phosphate, comprising a 4-membered ring, is shown to spontaneously transform at room temperature, to a linear chain structure consisting of corner-shared 4-membered rings, the latter transforming to a 3-dimensional sodalite-related structure under mild conditions.     

Synthesis and stereochemical elucidation of a 14-membered ring phosphonate

[structure: see text]. We report the synthesis and stereochemical elucidation of a 14-membered ring phosphonate. The key step in the synthesis of the macrolide phosphonate was the cyclization of the acyclic precursor using the Mitsunobu reaction, a mild reaction for the preparation of mixed phosphonates.     

Syntheses of second generation, 14-membered ring beta-turn mimics

Efficient solid phase syntheses of the constrained beta-turn peptidomimetics 1-3 were devised, and the conformational properties of three representative compounds in DMSO were determined.     

Eight- and 16-membered cyanuric-sulfanuric ring systems: C2N4S2-->C2N3S ring contraction

Eight- and 16-membered cyanuric-sulfanuric ring systems of the type Ar2C2N4S2(O)2Ar'2 (3a, Ar = 4-BrC6H4, Ar' = Ph; 3b, Ar = 4-CF3C6H4, Ar' = Ph; 3c, Ar = 4-CF3C6H4, Ar' = 4-CH3C6H4) and Ar4C4N8S4(O)4Ar'4 (4b, Ar = 4-CF3C6H4, Ar' = Ph; 4c, Ar = 4-CH3C6H4, Ar' = Ph; 4d, Ar = 4-CF3C6H4, Ar' = 4-CH3C6H4), respectively, were prepared in good yields by the reaction of the corresponding sulfur(IV) systems with m-chloroperbenzoic acid. The X-ray structures of 3b, 3c.C7H14, 4b.CH2Cl2, 4c, and the S(IV) system Ar4C4N8S4Ar'4 (2c, Ar = 4-CH3C6H4, Ar' = Ph) were determined. Upon oxidation the two oxygen atoms in 3b and 3c.C7H14 adopt endo positions leading to a twist boat conformation for the C2N4S2 ring. The 16-membered C4N8S4 rings in 4b and 4c retain a cradle conformation upon oxidation. The S-N bond distances are ca. 0.06 A shorter in all the S(VI) systems compared to those in the corresponding S(IV) rings. The thermolysis of 3b at ca. 220 degrees C occurs primarily via loss of a sulfanuric group, NS(O)Ph, to give the six-membered ring (4-CF3C6H4)2C2N3S(O)Ph (6). The structure of 6 was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Crystal data: 2c, triclinic, space group P1 with a = 13.917(2) A, b = 15.610(4) A, c = 13.491(3) A, alpha = 95.77(2) degrees, beta = 114.82(1) degrees, gamma = 76.21(2) degrees, V = 2583(1) A3, and Z = 2; 3b, monoclinic, space group P2(1)/a with a = 7.316(2) A, b = 29.508(5) A, c = 12.910(2) A, beta = 101.30(2) degrees, V = 2733(1) A3, and Z = 4; 3c.C7H14, triclinic, space group P1 with a = 12.849(4) A, b = 12.863(4) A, c = 12.610(7) A, alpha = 110.61(3) degrees, beta = 105.77(3) degrees, gamma = 62.77(2) degrees, V = 1719(1) A3, and Z = 2; 4b.CH2Cl2, triclinic, space group P1 with a = 12.647(3) A, b = 19.137(3) A, c = 12.550(2) A, alpha = 105.765(11) degrees, beta = 93.610(15) degrees, gamma = 88.877(16) degrees, V = 2917.2(9) A3, and Z = 2; 4c, orthorhombic, space group Pba2 with a = 22.657(2) A, b = 10.570(2) A, c = 10.664(3) A, alpha = beta = gamma = 90 degrees, V = 2554(1) A3, and Z = 2; 6, triclinic, space group P1 with a = 7.4667(8) A, b = 11.3406(12) A, c = 13.5470(14) A, alpha = 108.000(2) degrees, beta = 105.796(2) degrees, gamma = 94.300(2) degrees, V = 1033.8(2) A3, and Z = 2.     

Arenicolides A-C, 26-membered ring macrolides from the marine actinomycete Salinispora arenicola

Chemical evaluation of the saline fermentation broth of several strains of the obligate marine actinomycete Salinispora arenicola has led to the identification of three new macrolide polyketides designated arenicolides A-C (1-3). The planar structures, elucidated via spectroscopic and chemical methods, consist of 26-membered polyunsaturated macrolactones containing repeating vicinal hydroxyl methoxyl moieties. The relative and absolute stereochemistries of 1-3 were assigned by a combination of J-based configurational analyses and chemical derivatization.     

Potent thrombin inhibitors via a 20-membered ring olefin metathesis macrocyclization

Twenty-membered ring pyrazinone derived macrocycles were prepared as a means to enhance the potency of existing thrombin inhibitors. Macrocyclization was accomplished via Grubbs olefin metathesis of a highly functionalized allyl-alloc scaffold, thus further confirming the power of such methodology.