Extraction and Crystal Structure of Karounidiol

1 INTRODUCTION Karounidiol is a natural pentacyclic triterpene compound, which was identified as a novel compound initially from the Japanese commercial seeds of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. (Fam. Cucurbitaceae)[1], and then isolated from the Chinese commercial seeds of T. kirilowii Maxim. and T. rosthornii Harms[2, 3] and the Japanese wild plant seeds of T. cucumeroides (Ser.) Maxim.[4]. It has not been isolated from other plants up to now, so we are thinking about how to use th…     

Extraction and Crystal Structure of β-Sitosterol

The title compound β-sitosterol(C29H50O), an active phytosterol in many medicinal and edible plants, was characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis and extensive nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) data. It crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P21 with C29H50O·1/2H2O, a = 9.4226(7), b = 7.4824(9), c = 36.889(3) , V = 2597.0(4) 3, Z = 4, Dx = 1.084 g/cm3, Mr = 423.70, F(000) = 948, and μ = 0.064 mm-1. The final R = 0.0886 and wR = 0.2234 for 10157 observed reflections(I 2σ(I)). The molecular crystal structure of β-sitosterol shows relative stereochemistry of 24R-ethylcholest-5-en-3β-ol. The molecule is composed of one steroid nucleus(3 six-membered rings and 1 five-membered ring) and one sidechain of 10 carbons. There are two C29H50O molecules and one H2O molecule in a symmetrical unit, and the title compound is stacked into a special laminated structure through hydrogen bonds and van der Waal forces. The special laminated structure was first reported.     

Extraction and Absolute Crystal Structure of Stachyose

The title compound stachyose(C24H42O21),a biologicaly active tetrasaccharide,was characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis.It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system,space group P21212 with C24H42O21,a = 23.8760(3),b = 12.71028(12),c = 10.81279(11) ,V = 3281.36(6) 3,Z = 4,Dc = 1.511 g/cm3,Mr = 746.58,F(000) = 1576,and μ = 1.230 mm-1.The final R = 0.0666 and wR = 0.1797 for 6298 observed reflections(I 2σ(I)).The molecular crystal structure of stachyose shows absolute stereochemistry of β-D-fructofuranosyl α-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside.The molecule is composed of two α-D-galactoses,one α-D-glucose,and one β-D-fructose and sequentially linked as α-Gal(1→6) α-Gal(1→6) α-Glc(1→2) β-Fru.The title compound is stacked into a 3D layer structure through hydrogen bonds.NMR spectra data are also assigned.In the crystal packing,X-ray analysis indicates that there are two intramolecular and eleven intermolecular hydrogen bonds in this compound.