Design,Synthesis, and Antifungal Activities of New β‐Methoxyacrylate Analogues

Strobilurins have become one of the most important classes of agricultural fungicides. To search for new strobilurin derivatives with high activity against resistant pathogens, a series of new β‐methoxyacrylate analogues containing substituted pyrimidine in the side chain with strobilurin pharmacophore were synthesized and their biological activities were tested. The compounds were confirmed and characterized by ¹H‐NMR, elemental analysis and mass spectroscopy. The bioassays indicated that most of the compounds 1 exhibited potent antifungal activities against Colletotrichum orbiculare, Botrytis cinerea Pers and Phytophthora capsici Leonian at a concentration of 50 μg mL^?1. Notably, compound 1b (R = 2,5‐dimethylphenyl) showed better antifungal activity against all the tested fungi than the commercial strobilurin fungicide azoxystrobin.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties of rac‐6,13‐Dihydro‐6,13‐methanopentacene

The title compound, rac‐6,13‐dihydro‐6,13‐methanopentacene ( 1 ), has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FT‐IR, ¹H NMR, UV‐Vis, HRMS spectra, cyclic voltammetry and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to orthorhombic, space group P2₁2₁2₁, with Z = 4 and cell dimensions a = 6.0185(4), b = 8.1914(6), c = 31.4080(19) Å. In the crystal structure, two types of intermolecular C–H···π hydrogen bonds are observed, and further stabilize the crystal structure. Its photophysical and electrochemical properties and complementary density functional theory (DFT) calculations are reported.     

Two New Sesquiterpenes from Euonymus alatus

Two new sesquiterpenes, 1 and 2 , as well as the five known compounds 3 – 7 , were isolated from the stems of Euonymus alatus. Compounds 2 – 7 have a β‐dihydroagarofuran skeleton. The structures of these compounds were elucidated mainly by spectroscopic methods (1D‐, 2D‐NMR, ESI‐MS, and HR‐ESI‐MS). We also report the X‐ray crystal structure of evonine ( 3 ) for the first time.     

Five New Cycloartane‐Type Triterpenoid Saponins from Nervilia fordii

Five new cycloartane glycosides, nervisides D–H ( 1 – 5 ), were isolated from the AcOEt‐ and H₂O‐soluble portions of the 90% EtOH extract of the aerial part of the plant Nervilia fordii. The structures of the isolated glycosides were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis including HR‐ESI‐MS and NMR data. The isolated nervisides D–H were evaluated for the cytotoxic activity in vitro against human‐tumor cell lines (CNE, Hep‐2 and HepG2) with the MTT method.     

One-Pot Etherification of Ketones and Aldehydes with Organic Halides Using Sodium Hydride as a Reductant

One-pot etherification reaction of aromatic and some aliphatic carbonyl compounds with organic halides in the presence of sodium hydride as a reducing reagent proceeded smoothly in dioxane, a polar solvent with higher boiling point, to provide desired ethers in moderate to high yields.     

Microwave‐Assisted Construction of Diaryl Ethers Directly from Arylmethanesulfonates as Convenient Latent Phenols with Aryl Halides

The microwave‐assisted synthesis of diaryl ethers directly from aryl halides and arylmethanesulfonates, which as latent phenols obviate a deprotection step prior to the S_NAr reaction, in the presence of Cs₂CO₃ is described. The reaction time was very short (6–9 min), and good to excellent yields (53–90%) with the wide substrate scope were achieved without any catalyst.     

Nickel-catalyzed synthesis of 9-monoalkylated fluorenes from 9-fluorenone hydrazone and alcohols

A practical protocol was disclosed for the nickel-catalyzed C-alkylation of 9-fluorenone hydrazone with alcohols using t-BuOK as the base, and 9-monoalkylated fluorene derivatives were obtained in good yields under the benign conditions.     

Some Novel Quinone-Type Compounds Containing Arylseleno Groups Derived from Tetrachloro-1, 4-Benzoquinone and 2, 3-Dichloro-1, 4-Naphthoquinone

Tetrachloro-1, 2-benzoquinone and 2, 3-dichloro-1, 4-naphthoquinone react with a series of aryl and alkyl selenolate, generated either by the reaction of Grignard reagents and selenium powder or by the reduction of diselenides with NaBH₄, to give 3, 6-diarylseleno-2, 5-dichloro-1, 4-benzoquinones 3 and 2, 3-diarylseleno-1, 4-naphthoquinones 4 in good yields.     

L ‐Proline‐Promoted CuI‐Catalyzed C‐S Bond Formation between Aryl Iodides and Thiols

An improved, mild procedure for the CuI‐catalyzed coupling reactions of aryl iodides with aliphatic and aromatic thiols, using L ‐proline as the ligand, is reported. This procedure is noteworthy given its high generality and exceptional level of functional group toleration.     

Novel Synthesis of Aza-phthalimidine Hydroxylactams

A novel and convenient synthetic route for preparing aza-phthalimidine hydroxylactams (5a–j) by N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) was developed. This method involved the substitution reactions of substrates (3a–j) with NBS via unstable intermediate bromides (4a–j) rapidly hydrolyzed into hydroxyl products in the course of the workup process.