Superacid cyclization of certain aliphatic sesquiterpene derivatives in ionic liquids

Superacid cyclization was demonstrated for the first time to be successful in those ionic liquids with functional groups that are stable in the reaction medium using aliphatic sesquiterpene derivatives as examples. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 354–356, July–August, 2006.     

Chemical properties of marine terpenoids. 1. Some reactions of (6S,10R)-10-bromo-3,11,11-trimethyl-7-methylidenespiro[5,5]undec-2-en-4-one,a sesquiterpenoid from the sea hare Aplysia dactylomela

The structures of products obtained by reductive debromination and CF₃COOH- and KOH-induced transformations of natural chamigrane-type sesquiterpenoid (6S,10R)-10-bromo-3,11,11-trimethyl-7-methylidenespiro[5,5]undec-2-en-4-one (dactylone) isolated from the sea hare Aplysia dactylomela were analyzed. The absolute configurations of the reaction products were established by CD spectra taking into account the configuration of the starting dactylone.     

Crystal and molecular structure of subchrysine (3-O-acetylridentine), a new germacranolide fromArtemisia subchrysolepis

A new sesquiterpenoid lactone was isolated from terrestrial parts ofArtemisia subchrysolepis Filat. and studied by X-ray diffraction analysis and CD spectroscopy. This compound was called subchrysine and identified as (1R,3S,4E,6R,7S)-3-acetoxy-1-hydroxygernmacra-4,10(14), 11(13)-trien-12,6-olide. Pronounced temperature dependence of the¹H and¹³C NMR spectra of subchrysine was observed. The results of conformational analysis of subchrysine by quantum-chemical (PM3) and molecular mechanics (MMX) methods are also presented. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1429–1433, July, 1998.     

An efficient,green, and easy‐to‐scale‐up strategy for target‐oriented isolating cadinene sesquiterpenoids from Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng

A green and efficient strategy was established and optimized for target‐oriented extraction, enrichment and separation of cadinene sesquiterpenoids from Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng., using the combination of supercritical fluid extraction, molecular distillation, and industrial preparative chromatography for the first time. The extraction conditions of supercritical fluid extraction were initially optimized by orthogonal experimental design. Under the optimum conditions, the contents of 9‐oxo‐10,11‐dehydroageraphorone and 10Hβ‐9‐oxo‐ageraphorone, which were 55.00% and 6.01%, respectively, were much higher than conventional extraction methods. Then, the molecular distillation enrichment method was established and investigated by response surface methodology technology, which showed strong specificity for enriching target compounds and removing impurities from crude extracts. Under the optimum conditions of molecular distillation, total contents of cadinene sesquiterpenoids were increased to 89.19%. Finally, a total of 146 mg of 9‐oxo‐10,11‐dehydroageraphorone and 29 mg of 10Hβ‐9‐oxo‐ageraphorone were easily obtained by industrial preparative chromatography, from 200 mg of distillation fraction, with purities over 99%. The contents of target components were analyzed by HPLC, and structures of them were identified by high‐resolution MS, ¹H‐NMR, and ¹³C‐NMR spectroscopy. These results indicate that it is a simple, effective, and eco‐friendly strategy, which is easily converted into industrial scale.     

Neomerane-type sesquiterpenoids from Valeriana officinalis var. latifolia

Valeneomerins A–D, two new neomerane-type sesquiterpenoids and two new nor-sesquiterpenoids, were isolated from the roots of Valeriana officinalis var. latifolia. Among them, valeneomerin A (1) was identified as a sesquiterpenoid with an unprecedented 15,3-lactone loop while valeneomerin C (3) and valeneomerin D (4) were determined to be nor-sesquiterpenoids with a new 15-reductive neomerane-type carbon skeleton. Their structures were elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analysis and Cu Kα X-ray crystallography. Compounds 1, 2, and 4 exhibited significant neuroprotective effects against H₂O₂ induced oxidative stress in SH-SY5Y cells with viability of 49.8, 40.9, and 44.6% each at 50 μM, respectively, in contrast to positive control (catechin, 50 μM) with viability of 32.6%.     

Chemistry and Pharmacological Activity of Sesquiterpenoids from the Chrysanthemum Genus

Plants from the Chrysanthemum genus are rich sources of chemical diversity and, in recent years, have been the focus of research on natural products chemistry. Sesquiterpenoids are one of the major classes of chemical constituents reported from this genus. To date, more than 135 sesquiterpenoids have been isolated and identified from the whole genus. These include 26 germacrane-type, 26 eudesmane-type, 64 guaianolide-type, 4 bisabolane-type, and 15 other-type sesquiterpenoids. Pharmacological studies have proven the biological potential of sesquiterpenoids isolated from Chrysanthemum species, reporting anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antitumor, insecticidal, and antiviral activities for these interesting molecules. In this paper, we provide information on the chemistry and bioactivity of sesquiterpenoids obtained from the Chrysanthemum genus which could be used as the scientific basis for their future development and utilization.     

Synthesis and structural revision of annuionone A

Annuionones (1-5), allelopathic agents isolated from Helianthus annus (sunflower), were reported to be ionone-type bisnorsesquiterepenes. However, the proposed structures for annuionones A (1), B (2) and E (5) were thought to be incorrect. Thus, we have tentatively proposed a revised structure (6) for annuionone A based on careful re-analyses of the reported spectral data. The synthesis of (±)-6 was accomplished to prove the structure of natural annuionone A as 6.     

Ajanolide A, a new germacranolide fromAjania fruticulosa

A new germacranolide, ajanolide A, was isolated from aerial parts ofAjania fruticulosa by means of extraction with CHCl₃ and adsorption chromatography. This compound was identified as (1(10)E,3S,4Z,6R,7S,11R)-3-acetoxygermacra-1(10),4-dien-12,6-olide ((1S,7S,10R,13R)-7-acetoxy-4,8,13-trimethyl-11-oxabicyclo[8.3.0]trideca-4(E),8(Z)-dien-12-one) by X-ray diffraction analysis. 2D¹H−¹H (COSY) and¹³C−¹H (COSY) NMR spectroscopy was used for assigning the¹H and¹³C NMR signals in the spectra of ajanolide A. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 167–170, January, 1998.     

Superacid cyclization of (2E,6E,10E,14E)-8-phenylsulfonylgeranylfarnesol tetrahydropyranyl ether

A mixture of (13E,17E)-12-phenylsulfonylbicyclogeranylfarnesol tetrahydropyranyl ether (8) and (13E,17E)-12-phenylsulfonylbicyclogeranylfarnesol (9) was formed by superacid low-temperature cyclization of exclusively trans-8-phenylsulfonylgeranylfarnesol tetrahydropyranyl ether (1). The structures of 8 and 9 were established using spectral data. The optically active form of 9 was also confirmed by retrosynthesis from (+)-sclareolide (10). __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 224–228, May–June, 2007.     

<Superscript>1</Superscript>H and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR spectra of some drimanic sesquiterpenoids

One- and two-dimensional homo- and heteronuclear correlation proton, carbon, proton—proton, and proton—carbon NMR spectra of fifteen drimanic sesquiterpenoids: 11,12-dibromodrima-5,8-dien-7-one, drim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11,12-dihydroxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxy-11,12-epoxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxy-11,12-epoxydrim-8-en-7-one, 8,9-epoxydriman-7-one, 8,9-epoxydriman-7-ol, 11,12-diacetoxydrim-8-en-7-ol, drimane-7,8,11-triol, 7,8-isopropylidenedioxydriman-11-al, 9, 11-dihydroxydrim-7-en-6-one, drimane-7,8,9-triol, drimane-7,8,11-triol, and drim-8-ene-7,11,12-triol were studied. The proton and carbon chemical shifts were assigned.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2589–2594, December, 2004.