Stereoselective reduction of arteannuin B and its chemical transformations

Absolute stereochemistry of dihydroarteannuin B 5 obtained by the reduction of arteannuin B 3 with Ni₂B, NaBH₄ or CdCl₂-Mg-MeOH-H₂O has been established by 2D NMR and single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Some experiments aimed at the synthesis of dihydrodeoxyarteannuin B [C-4, 5 double bond isomer of 11] are also discussed.     

Two New Diterpenoids from Callicarpa pedunculata

Two new diterpenoids, pedunculatic acid A (= (4R,5α,7α)‐7‐ethoxy‐9β,13β‐dioxyabiet‐8(14)‐en‐18‐oic acid; 1 ) and pedunculatic acid B (= (4S,5α,12β)‐8β,14β‐epoxy‐12‐hydroxy‐11‐oxototaran‐19‐oic acid; 2 ), together with three known sesquiterpenoids, were isolated from the Chinese medicinal herb Callicarpa pedunculata R. Brown . Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses, including 1D‐ and 2D‐NMR, and by high‐resolution mass spectrometry.     

Experimental and density functional studies on two structurally similar antipyrine derivatives: 4-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzylidene-amino)-1,2-dihydro-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenylpyrazol-3-one and 4-(3-bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)-1,2-dihydro-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenylpyrazol-3-one

The Schiff base compounds, 4-(2-hydroxy-5-nitr- obenzylideneamino)-1,2-dihydro-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenylpy- razol-3-one and 4-(3-bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenz- ylideneamino)-1,2-dihydro-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenylpyrazol-3-one, have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, and X-ray single crystal determination. Density functional calculations of the structures, natural bond orbitals, and frontier molecular orbitals and Mülliken charge analysis on the compounds were performed at B3LYP/6-31+G(d) level of theory. Vibrational frequencies were also predicted, assigned, and compared with the experimental values, which supported each other.     

Die Perthioborate RbBS3, TIBS3 und TI3B3S10

The Perthioborates RbBS₃, TIBS₃, and Tl₃B₃S₁₀ . RbBS₃ (P2₁/c, a=7.082(2) Å, b=11.863(4) Å, c=5.794(2) Å, β=106.54(2)°) was prepared as colourless, plate-shaped crystals by reaction of stoichiometric amounts of rubidium sulfide, boron, and sulfur at 600°C and subsequent annealing. TlBS₃ (P2₁/c, a=6.874(3) Å, b=11.739(3) Å, c=5.775(2) Å, β=113.08(2)°) which is isotypic with RbBS₃ was synthesized from a sample of the composition Tl₂S · 2 B₂S₃. The glassy product which was obtained after 7 h at 850°C was annealed in a two zone furnace for 400 h at 400→350°C. Yellow crystals of TlBS₃ formed at the warmer side of the furnace. Tl₃B₃S₁₀ (P1 , a=6.828(2) Å, b=7.713(2) Å, c=13.769(5) Å, α=104.32(2)°, β=94.03(3)°, γ=94.69(2)°) was prepared as yellow plates from stoichiometric amounts of thallium sulfide, boron, and sulfur at 850°C and subsequent annealing. All compounds contain tetrahedrally coordinated boron. The crystal structures consist of polymeric anion chains. In the case of RbBS₃ and TlBS₃ nonplanar five-membered B₂S₃ rings are spirocyclically connected via the boron atoms. To obtain the anionic structure of Tl₃B₃S₁₀ every third B₂S₃ ring of the polymeric chains of MBS₃ is to be substituted by a six-membered B(S₂)₂B ring.     

f-Element/crown ether complexes: 21. Conformational changes in metal complexed versus hydrogen bonded benzo-15-crown-5 in the structure of [Y(OH2)3(NCMe)-(benzo-15-crown-5)][ClO4]3·benzo-15-crown-5·CH3CN

Crystalline [Y(OH₂)₃(NCMe)(benzo-15-crown-5)][ClO₄]₃·benzo-15-crown-5-CH₃CN can be obtained by slowly cooling a reaction mixture of Y(ClO₄)₃·n H₂O with benzo-15-crown-5 in a solution of acetonitrile and methanol (3 : 1) from 60°C to room temperature. The crystal structure of this complex has been determined at –150 and 20°C. The complex is triclinic,P . At –150°C the cell parameters area = 11.986(4),b = 12.071(7),c = 16.364(5) Å, = 93.56(3), = 98.68(3), = 109.68(4)°, vol = 2187 ų, andD _calc = 1.61 g cm^–3 forZ = 2 formula units. 3633 independently observed [F _o 5(F _o)] reflections were used in the final least-squares refinement leading to an agreement index ofR = 0.048. The Y(III) ion coordination geometry approximates a tricapped trigonal prism with three water molecules and three benzo-15-crown-5 oxygen atoms forming the prism, with the two remaining benzo-15-crown-5 oxygen atoms and the acetonitrile molecule completing the coordination as capping atoms. The three water molecules hydrogen bond a second crown ether molecule and two of the perchlorate anions. The two acetonitrile molecules have contacts with perchlorate oxygen atoms close enough for some weak interaction. One perchlorate is ordered, one is partially disordered as is the coordinated solvent molecule, and the third anion is totally disordered. The two unique crown ether molecules have distinctively different conformations.For Part 20, see reference [1].     

Every large set of equidistant (0, +1, −1)-vectors forms a sunflower

A theorem of Deza asserts that ifH ₁, ...,H _m ares-sets any pair of which intersects in exactlyd elements and ifm ≧s ² −s+2, then theH _i form aΔ-system, i.e. . In other words, every large equidistant (0, 1)-code of constant weight is trivial. We give a (0, +1, −1) analogue of this theorem.     

A hydrogen-1, nitrogen-15, and chlorine-35 NMR coordination study of Lu(ClO4)3 and Lu(NO3)3 in aqueous solvent mixtures

A coordination study of Lu(III) has been carried out for the nitrate and perchlorate salts in aqueous mixtures of acetone-d₆ and Freon-12 by¹H,¹⁵N and³⁵Cl NMR spectroscopy. At temperatures lower than –90°C, proton and ligand exchange are slow enough to permit the direct observation of¹H resonance signals for coordinated and free water molecules, leading to an accurate measure of the Lu(III) hydration number. In perchlorate solution, in the absence of inner-shell ion-pairing, Lu(III) exhibits a maximum coordination number of six over the allowable concentration range of study, contrasting markedly with the report of values of six to nine or greater as determined by a similar NMR method. The absence of contact ion-pairing was confirmed by³⁵Cl NMR chemical shift and linewidth measurements. Extensive ion-pairing was observed in the nitrate solutions as reflected by the lower Lu(III) hydration numbers of two to three in these systems, the observation of two coordinated water signals, and¹⁵N NMR signals for two complexes. The¹H and¹⁵N NMR spectra and the hydration number could be accounted for by the presence of (H₂O)₄Lu(NO₃)²⁺ and (H₂O)₂Lu(NO₃) ₂ ¹⁺ .     

H, C, N NMR, ESI mass spectral and single crystal X-ray structural characterization of three spiro[pyrrolidine-2,3′-oxindoles]

Three spiro[pyrrolidine-2,3′-oxindoles], 1,1′,2,2′,5′,6′,7′,7′a-octahydro-2-oxo-1′-phenyl-spiro[3H-indole-3,3′-[3H]-pyrrolizine]-2′-carboxylic acid methyl ester (1), 1,1′,2,2′,5′,6′,7′,7′a-octahydro-2-oxo-1′-nitro-2′-phenyl-spiro[3H-indole-3, 3′-[3H]-pyrrolizine] (2) and 1,1′,2,2′,5′,6′,7′,7′a-octahydro-2-oxo-1′-nitro-2′-(4″-chlorophenyl)-spiro[3H-indole-3,3′-[3H]-pyrrolizine] (3) have been synthesized and their ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N spectra assigned. The chemical shift assignments are based on Pulsed Field Gradient (PFG) Double Quantum Filter (DQF) ¹H, ¹H correlation spectroscopy (COSY), PFG ¹H, ¹³C Heteronuclear Multiple Quantum Coherence (HMQC) and PFG ¹H,X (X = ¹³C and ¹⁵N) Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Correlation (HMBC) experiments. The single crystal X-ray structures of 1–3 have been determined. Compounds 1 and 2 crystallized in monoclinic space group C2/c and compound 3 in monoclinic space group P2₁/c, respectively. Also the ESI-TOF MS data of 1–3 are given.     

基于遗传算法的PTP1B抑制剂的二维定量构效关系研究

利用遗传算法,并结合线性回归和交叉验证方法,对一系列43个苯并呋喃/噻吩联二苯类PTP1B抑制剂作了二维定量构效关系的研究.计算得到了一组效果较好的定量构效关系模型.模型不仅具有好的回归能力,而且还具有很好的预测能力.同时,通过分析在遗传优化过程中参数在精华种群中所占的比例,还得到了可能对活性影响较大的成分.计算结果表明,分子的4个参数:lgP(分配系数)、Area（表面积）、MW（分子量）以及Dip（偶极距）是影响化合物活性的最重要的参数,这对抑制剂的设计和改造提供了指导.     

Affine Ebenen und Tupelsysteme

Zusammenfassung Es werden zwei neue Koordinatisierungsmethoden für affine Ebenen gegeben, und zwar durch homogene bzw. stark balancierte Tupelsysteme. Ihre Brauchbarkeit wird u.a. demonstriert an einer Charakterisierung der Kollineationsgruppen einer affinen Ebene mit der Eigenschaft (R) Für alle i l enthält der Stabilisator von i nur Perspektivitäten mit Zentrum i. Außerdem wird der Satz bewiesen: Für eine Elation der geraden Ordnung d in einer projektiven Ebene der Ordnung v gilt 2d|v. Dieses Resultat impliziert schon bekannte Ergebnisse von Hughes (d=2) und Hall.

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We give two new coordinatization methods for affine planes by means of homogeneous (resp. strong balanced) tuple systems. Their usefulness is demonstrated by proving a characterization of collineation groups of an affine plane with the property (R): The stabilizer of every i l contains only perspectivities with centre i. Besides, we prove: If a projective plane of order v contains an elation of even order d then 2d|v. This implies known results of Hughes (d=2) and Hall.