Syntheses of S-enantiomers of hanishin, longamide B, and longamide B methyl ester from L-aspartic acid beta-methyl ester: establishment of absolute stereochemistry

[reaction: see text] Total syntheses of enantiopure hanishin, longamide B, and longamide B methyl ester are described. Absolute configurations of these natural products have been established.     

Syntheses and Preliminary Biological Evaluations of the Dibromopyrrole-Containing Marine Natural Products Agesasine A,Agesasine B,Longamide E and Various Congeners

Total syntheses of the title marine natural products have been achieved and so confirming the structures originally assigned to them. Upon subjecting agesasine A and its corresponding ethyl ester to Mitsunobu conditions, a 1,5-cyclodehydration reaction takes place to give 2-oxazolines. In contrast, on subjecting agesasine B to the same Mitsunobu conditions, a simple dehydration reaction occurs to give the corresponding acrylate. A total synthesis of longamide E was achieved by engaging a 1,2-disubstituted pyrrole in a lactam-forming reaction and this was followed by a two-fold and fully regio-controlled bromination reaction. A distinctly different and possibly biomimetic route was used to synthesize, via the open-chain natural product nakamurine B, longamide B and its methyl ester. Preliminary biological evaluations of the title alkaloids and various analogues against a small human cancer cell line panel reveals cytotoxic properties that vary significantly with structure.     

Total synthesis of (±)-cyclooroidin

The first total synthesis of (±)-cyclooroidin, a member of the pyrrole-imidazole alkaloid family recently isolated from the sponge Agelas oroides in optically pure form, is described. The synthesis was achieved in nine linear steps, with an overall yield of 10%. Key step was a Wolff bromoketone synthesis performed on the intermediate longamide B.     

CH2(～X3B1)与NO的基元化学反应研究

The reaction of methylene radicals in their 3B1 electronic ground state with molecular NO was studied. Pure CH2(～X3B1) radicals were produced by UV photolysis of ketene at 351 nm. The products were measured by Time-Resolved Fourier Transform Infrared (TR-FTIR) spectrometer. CO、OH、NH2 and HOCN or its isomer HNCO were found as primary products and several possible channels of this reaction were suggested.     

CH2(X 3B1)与NO的基元化学反应研究

The reaction of methylene radicals in their 3 B1 electronic ground state with molecular NO was studied. Pure CH2(X 3 B1 ) radicals were produced by UV photolysis of ketene at 351 nm. The products were measured by Time-Resolved Fourier Transform Infrared (TR-FTIR) spectrometer. CO.OH .NH2 and HOCN or its isomer HNCO were found as primary products and several possible channels of this reaction were suggested.     

CH_2(~3B_1)与NO的基元化学反应研究

Cth和NO都具有未配对电子,它们之间的反应属于自由基之间的反应．该反应可能经历的通道很多,因此研究这个反应,具有重要的学术价值．另一方面,烃类在燃烧过程中可热解成CH、CW、C：H或CIn等自由基碎片’‘’,亚甲基CW与NO的反应是重要的基元反应之一．除此之外NO是重要的环境污染物,在大气中低浓度NO能够存在较长时间”’,可继续与CHZ自由基发生反应．因此就环境保护方面来说,CIn自由基与NO反应的研究也有较大的现实意义．虽然以前很多人都通过实验测出过CW与NO总反应的速车常数’‘,’－’‘,但关于反应动力学方面的…     

基质固相分散液相色谱法检测辣椒产品中的黄曲霉毒素

建立了中性氧化铝-石墨化碳黑的基质固相分散共柱提取净化前处理和以溴为衍生试剂的液相色谱-柱后在线衍生荧光检测法,并将该方法用于辣椒产品中黄曲霉毒素B1,B2,G1,G2的分析。对固相分散剂及共柱净化剂进行了选择和优化。该方法对B1,B2,G1,G2的平均回收率分别为95.4%,87.3%,91.5%和92.6%;方法对B1,G1的检出限为0.25 ng/g,对B2,G2的检出限为0.10 ng/g;对B1,B2,G1,G2进行测定的相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为3.3%,5.8%,4.7%和6.1%。对基质固相分散法和免疫亲和柱法的净化效果进行了比较,结果表明基质固相分散提取净化可以作为一种有效的方法用于辣椒产品中黄曲霉毒素的测定。     

CH2(X 3B1)自由基与N2O反应的研究

The reaction dynamics of methylene radical CH2(X3B1) with N2O was investigated by Time-Resolved Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy(TR-FTIRS). Pure CH2(X3B1) radicalwas produced via laser photolysis of ketene at 351 nm. Nascent viabrationally excited products CO, NO and HCN were observed. Some reaction pathways which may lead to these products were proposed and a possible reaction mechanism was outlined.     

CH2((X)3B1)自由基与N2O反应的研究

The reaction dynamics of methylene radicalCH2((x)3B1)with N2O was investigated by Time Resolved Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy(TR-FTIRS). Pure CH2((x)3B1) radical was produced via laser photolysis of ketene at 351 nm.. Nascent vibrationally excited products CO , NO and HCN were observed.. Some reaction pathways which may lead to these products were proposed and a possible reaction mechanism was outlined..     

Chiroptical analysis of marine sponge alkaloids sharing the pyrrolopyrazinone core

A systematic experimental study has been conducted on the chiroptical properties of bi‐ and tricyclic pyrrolopyrazinones, which occur as the core in a variety of marine pyrrole–imidazole alkaloids, such as the immunosuppressive palau'amine. On the basis of the chiral‐pool synthesis of conformationally fixed dipyrrolopyrazinones, it was possible to predict the CD spectrum of (?)‐dibromophakellin above 240 nm. 2,2,2‐Trifluoroethanol was identified as a superior solvent for this analysis. Positive Cotton effects at 250 nm can be used to determine the helicity of dibrominated pyrrolopyrazinones, while the intensity of the Cotton effect at 285 nm is governed by the relative stereochemistry. The influence of bromination of the pyrrole ring also becomes predictable. One of the tricycles can be considered as “conformationally frozen longamide A”. Our study also gives the first comparative Röntgen analyses of diastereomeric Mosher esters of N,O‐hemiacetals, with the results underlining the fact that caution is advised in the application of the advanced Mosher method.     

Desaturase reactions complicate the use of norcarane as a mechanistic probe. Unraveling the mixture of twenty-plus products formed in enzyme-catalyzed oxidations of norcarane

Norcarane, bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane, has been widely used as a mechanistic probe in studies of oxidations catalyzed by several iron-containing enzymes. We report here that, in addition to oxygenated products, norcarane is also oxidized by iron-containing enzymes in desaturase reactions that give 2-norcarene and 3-norcarene. Furthermore, secondary products from further oxidation reactions of the norcarenes are produced in yields that are comparable to those of the minor products from oxidation of the norcarane. We studied oxidations catalyzed by a representative spectrum of iron-containing enzymes including four cytochrome P450 enzymes, CYP2B1, CYPDelta2B4, CYPDelta2E1, and CYPDelta2E1 T303A, and three diiron enzymes, soluble methane monooxygenase (sMMO) from Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath), toluene monooxygenase (ToMO) from Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1, and phenol hydroxylase (PH) from Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1. 2-Norcarene and 3-norcarene and their oxidation products were found in all reaction mixtures, accounting for up to half of the oxidation products in some cases. In total, more than 20 oxidation products were identified from the enzyme-catalyzed reactions of norcarane. The putative radical-derived product from the oxidation of norcarane, 3-hydroxymethylcyclohexene (21), and the putative cation-derived product from the oxidation of norcarane, cyclohept-3-enol (22), coelute with other oxidation products on low-polarity GC columns. The yields of product 21 found in this study are smaller than those previously reported for the same or similar enzymes in studies where the products from norcarene oxidations were ignored, and therefore, the limiting values for lifetimes of radical intermediates produced in the enzyme-catalyzed oxidation reactions are shorter than those previously reported.     

Separation and identification of polar degradation products of benzo[a]pyrene with ozone by atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry after optimized column chromatographic clean-up.

The environmental relevance of oxidized degradation products of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) increases due to enhanced combustion of organic matter and fossil fuels. For PAHs consisting of more than three condensed aromatic rings, soot aerosols are the main carrier, on the surface of which they can react with trace gases like ozone. In this study the clean-up procedure and analysis of ozonized benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) was optimized. B[a]P and its degradation products were preseparated into three fractions. Different reversed-phase materials were evaluated for high-performance liquid chromatographic separation. Among these, a phenyl-modified silica material proved best-suited and the chromatographic separation was optimized on this material. For the detection of separated degradation products, liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry (LC-APCI-MS) was used. With this method, 29 components could be characterized. Besides the three known main degradation products (B[a]P-1,6-dione, B[a]P-3,6-dione, B[a]P-6,12-dione, B[a]P-4,5-dione and 4-oxa-benzo[d,e,f]chrysene-5-one (B[def]C-lactone), were identified for the first time with the help of reference substances. B[def]C-lactone is known as a substance with a mutagenic potential similar to B[a]P. Several other compounds could be tentatively identified.     

An efficient synthesis of procyanidins. Rare earth metal Lewis acid catalyzed equimolar condensation of catechin and epicatechin

Stereoselective synthesis of catechin and epicatechin dimers under intermolecular condensation is achieved by an equimolar amount of coupling catalyzed by Yb(OTf)₃. The coupled products were successfully converted to procyanidin B1, B2, B3, and B4.     

Formation of 3-Bromo-1,5- and −1,7-Azulenequinones from 1-Alkyl-and 1-Phenylazulenes by Substituent Extrusion on the Bromine- Oxidation in Aqueous THF. Remarkable Substituent Effects on the Product Distribution

Oxidation of 1-ethyl-, 1-propylazulenes, and their 5-isopropyl derivatives with bromine gave 3-bromo-1,5- and 3-bromo-l,7-azulenequinones (Type A) together with 3-bromo-l-hydroxy-5-isopropyl-l-alkylazulen-7-one and its isomeric products (Type B), while the same reaction of 1-methylazulenes afforded Type B products along with many unidentified products. On the other hand, 1-phenylazulene gave 3-phenyl-1,5- and 3-phenyl-l,7-azulenequinones (Type C) and Type B products in high yie]ds. 1,2-Polymethyleneazulenes afforded a considerable amount of 3-bromo-2-(ω-formylalkyl)azulenequinones together with Type B products. Possible pathways for the extrusion of the alkyl substituent at C-l are discussed.     

High-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometric characterization of new products formed by the reaction between flavanols and malvidin 3-glucoside in the presence of acetaldehyde

Monomer and polymer flavan-3-ols and anthocyanins are the two major groups of phenolic compounds in red wine and one of the most important reactions during red wine ageing is the condensation reaction, either direct or indirect, between these two classes of compounds. In this work, the reaction of (+)-catechin, (-)-epicatechin and dimer procyanidin B2 with malvidin 3-glucoside, in the presence of acetaldehyde, was carried out in wine model solutions at pH 1.7 and 3.2. Identification of the reaction products was carried out by high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HPLC/ESI-MS) and MS(n) analysis. Various reaction products were detected. The structures of three condensation products - malvidin-3-glucoside-ethyl-(epi)catechin-1'-hydroxyethyl, malvidin-3-glucoside-ethyl-dimer-vinyl and malvidin-3-glucoside-ethyl-dimer-1'-hydroxyethyl - were identified in a model solution for the first time. Moreover, in the reaction solution containing dimer B2 at pH 3.2, monomer epicatechin, trimer and tetramer procyanidins were also detected indicating that, under these conditions, dimer procyanidins can either be hydrolyzed to monomers or polymerized to higher oligomer or polymers.     

LC-ESI-MS分析两性霉素B降解产物

两性霉素B(amphotericinB)是一种常用的抗真菌抗生素,属于多烯大环内酯类化合物,化学性质不稳定,在生产和储存过程中容易发生多种降解反应,产生无活性甚至有毒性的降解物,直接影响产品质量和临床用药的安全,因此,研究该抗生素降解物和降解途径,对防止产品降解、保证产品质量非常必要。已有不少有关两性霉素B各种剂型稳定性的研究报道,ThomaK等研究报道了多烯类抗生素光稳定性结果,然而有关两性霉素B在酸、碱、加热、氧化和光照等条件下降解途径研究未见报道。由于直接分离鉴定各降解产物比较困难,本实验采用LC-MS在线分析手段,直接分析检测降解产物。实验表明,通过检测各种加速实验样品的降解物,可以确立降解途径和降解物,本文对控制降解反应发生、提高产品质量以及稳定性研究具有重要意义。     

Solvent-controlled stereoselective formation of a cyclic ether in the lewis acid-mediated allylation of an alpha-chloroacetoxy acyclic ether. Very high stereoselectivity in CH3CN vs low stereoselectivity in CH2Cl2

The MgBr2.OEt2-mediated intramolecular allylation of a 4:1 diastereoisomeric mixture of the alpha-chloroacetoxyl ether 1a bearing the A-G/JK ring system of brevetoxin B in CH2Cl2 gave a 1:1 diastereoisomeric mixture of the trans- and cis-cyclization products 4a and 5a having the A-G/I-K ring system, while that in CH3CN afforded the trans-isomer 4a nearly as the single product. To help clarify a reason for this marked solvent effect in the cyclization of the brevetoxin B precursor, DFT computations for the starting materials, intermediates, transition states, and products were carried out. The cyclization would proceed through a carbocation intermediate 3a having sp2 flat structure (SN1 type mechanism) in CH2Cl2, in which the activation energies leading to both diastereoisomers are approximately identical, while in CH3CN alkylnitrilium salts 6a would be formed through the coordination of CH3CN to the carbocation leading to an sp3-type intermediate in which sever steric hindrance takes place in the transition state leading to the undesired diastereoisomer. The scope of this novel solvent-controlled stereoselectivity was tested for simple compounds. In small model compounds the marked solvent dependence was absent, but the model bearing two consecutive cyclic ether rings 1b exhibited a remarkable solvent effect similar to that observed in the brevetoxin B system.     

高分子复合药物(阿司匹林和烟酸)的合成与表征

通过酰氯法分别由阿斯匹林和烟酸与甲基丙烯酸-2-羟基乙酯合成了含阿司匹林的可聚合单体(A)和含烟酸的可聚合单体(B)，然后将它们进行了聚合，得到了含阿司匹林和烟酸的复合药物。测定了A和B的竞聚率，产物经核磁共振及凝胶渗透色谱表征。     

Simulated vibrational spectra of aflatoxins and their demethylated products and the estimation of the energies of the demethylation reactions

The structure of four natural mycotoxins, the aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 and their demethylated products were optimized with quantum chemical method. The energies and the thermodynamic functions of the molecules were calculated and applied to calculation of the reaction energies of the demethylations. Further results of the calculations are the vibrational force constants, the infrared spectra of the molecules and the assignments of the spectral bands.     

Inorganic Bergman Cyclization: An Appeal From Theory

The scope of Bergman cyclization is expanded computationally by exploring the cyclization in inorganic B, N substituted derivative. This substitution has introduced polarity into the transition state, which resulted in dramatic lowering of the activation barrier. Natural charge distribution throughout the reaction profile has ascertained this hypothesis. Single B and N atom substitution at 1 and 6 terminal positions lowers the activation barrier by almost half of the original value which becomes even lower in the complete B, N analogue. The parent Bergman and single B, N substituted products were characterized by significant biradical character while the complete B, N substituted analogue was characterized by significant zwitterionic character. Reduction in electron delocalization is also observed in the complete B, N substituted analogue.