A short synthesis of (±)-tecomanine via a Pauson-Khand-based route

The N-carboethoxy precursor to (±)-tecomanine has been prepared in 11 steps from 2-methyl-1-buten-3-yne. The key step, Pauson-Khand cyclization of a methylated 5-aza-6-nonen-1-yne succeeds, but only in low yield, a consequence of the dialkyl substitution about the azaenyne framework. Nevertheless, the overall sequence to that point is one of the more efficient to be described.     

The first total synthesis of (±)-annosqualine by means of oxidative enamide-phenol coupling: pronounced effect of phenoxide formation on the phenol oxidation mechanism

The first total synthesis of a spiro-isoquinoline alkaloid, (±)-annosqualine, was established by employing an enamide-phenol coupling of a 1-methylene-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivative with a hypervalent iodine reagent, where the formation of the phenoxide was recognized to be an essential step for the reaction of the phenolic hydroxyl group with the hypervalent iodine reagent leading to the formation of the desired product.     

Orientational Ordering of the Near-Surface Layers of Nitrobenzene

Two types of absorption centers, one being related to monomers and the other to dimers, have been revealed by the method of statistical analysis of the normalized absorption spectra of a superthin interlayer of nitrobenzene of variable thickness formed on activated surfaces of quartz and barium fluoride and measured for different thicknesses of the interlayer. On a decrease in the interlayer thickness the concentration of dimers increases.     

Saframycins 及Ecteinascidins化合物的合成研究进展

综述了两类双四氢异喹啉生物碱Saframycins和Ecteinascidins的合成研究进展. 分析了各合成路线的关键步骤, 部分讨论了各方法的优缺点, 并对其生物合成和作用机理作了简单介绍.     

Synthesis and polymerisation of α,ω-bis(3-pyrrolyl)alkanes

The synthesis, characterisation and polymerisation studies of a homologous series of α,ω-bis(pyrrolyl)alkanes are described. These α,ω-bis(pyrrolyl)alkanes were produced using Friedel-Crafts acylation followed by reduction of the carbonyl group using Red-Al^®. Chemical polymerisation of the resultant dimers using FeCl₃ produced poly(α,ω-bis(pyrrolyl)alkane) films, which were characterised by SEM, FTIR and tested for conductivity.     

THE FORMATION AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF DIHYDRONITIDINE AND DISCUSSION OF ANTICANCER MECHANISM OF NITIDINE CATION

The paper reports the formation and crystal structure of dihydronitidine, expounds thereasons and conditions of easily formed oxynitidine, and discusses anticancer mechanism ofnitidine (cation). The crystallographic parameters of dihydronitidine are: space group P2_(1/n),a= 12.54(1), b = 9. 148(5), c = 14.748(8)A, β= 92. 12(6)°,Z =4. 4108 independent reflec-tions were collected within the range of 3°≤2θ≤54°, of which 2137 intensity data with I≥3σ(I) were used in the structural determination. The crystal structure has been refined byfull matrix least-square method to a final R of 0.050.     

Kottamide E, the first example of a natural product bearing the amino acid 4-amino-1,2-dithiolane-4-carboxylic acid (Adt)

Kottamide E, a novel alkaloid containing dibrominated indole enamide, oxalic acid diamide and 4-amino-1,2-dithiolane-4-carboxamide moieties, has been isolated from the New Zealand ascidian Pycnoclavella kottae. Characterisation was achieved by interpretation of spectroscopic data.     

两个特殊骨架的C_(20)－二萜生物碱的全部~1H(~(13)C)核磁共振信号指定

两个具有特殊骨架的C_(20)-二萜生物碱北乌灵（kusnezoline）和峨翠灵（ omeieline）分别分自中国特产毛茛科植物北草乌（Aconitum hkusnezoffii Paritz）、彭州岩乌头（A. racemulosum var. pengzhouense）和峨眉翠雀花（ Delphinium omeiense W. T. Wang）。应用2D NMR技术(~1H-~1H COSY, HMQC, HMBC, NOESY)全面归属了这两个生物碱的~1H和~(13)C信号的化学位移。     

On-line identification of tropane alkaloids from Erythroxylum vacciniifolium by liquid chromatography-UV detection-multiple mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography-nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry

The bark of catuaba (Erythroxylum vacciniifolium Martius, Erythroxylaceae), a tree native to the northern part of Brazil, was investigated for its alkaloid content. With the aim of obtaining preliminary structure information on-line, the alkaloid extract was analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to diode array UV detection, to mass spectrometry and to nuclear magnetic resonance. Interpretation of on-line spectroscopic data obtained from this extract led to structural elucidation of six new alkaloids and partial identification of 18 potentially original alkaloids bearing the same tropane skeleton esterified in positions 3 and 6 by 1-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-carboxylic acid and/or 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid.