Configuration,Conformation, and Reactivity of Highly Functionalized Eunicellane Diterpenes Isolated from the Gorgonians Eunicella cavolinii and Eunicella singularis from Marseille |
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Authors: | Ines Mancini Graziano Guella Helmut Zibrowius Francesco Pietra |
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Abstract: | Eunicellane diterpenes with a C(7)=C(16) (Δ7,16; see 17 – 19 ), (Z)‐C(7)=C(8) ((7Z)Δ7,8; see 20 – 23 ), and (Z)‐C(6)=C(7) ((6Z)Δ6,7; see 10 ) bond, an uncommon feature in the case of extensive functionalization at the cyclohexane ring and the latter exhibiting uncommon configurations, were isolated from the gorgonian Eunicella cavolinii from Marseille (Figs. 5 and 2). The gorgonian Eunicella singularis (=Eunicella stricta) from the same area gave (7Z)Δ7,8, Δ7,16, and (6E)Δ6,7 analogs 24 , 25 , and 13 , respectively (Fig. 5 and Scheme). The (6E)Δ6,7 moiety of 13 – characterized by a slow 180° conformational flipping (Fig. 3) that results in broadening of NMR signals – makes the macrocycle highly strained. This may explain the spontaneous conversion of 13 to the 6‐methoxy‐7‐hydroxy derivative 14 in the presence of MeOH at −20° in the dark (Scheme). The isomeric, deacylated analogue 10 showed only little broadening of NMR signals and proved stable, in accordance with the less strained nature of this compound (Fig. 4). |
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