A chemical investigation of an ethyl acetate extract of the Red Sea soft coral Sarcophyton glaucum has led to the isolation of two peroxide diterpenes, 11(S) hydroperoxylsarcoph-12(20)-ene (1), and 12(S)-hydroperoxylsarcoph-10-ene (2), as well as 8-epi-sarcophinone (3). In addition to these three new compounds, two known structures were identified including: ent-sarcophine (4) and sarcophine (5). Structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis, with the relative configuration of 1 and 2 confirmed by X-ray diffraction. Isolated compounds were found to be inhibitors of cytochrome P 450 1A activity as well as inducers of glutathione S-transferases (GST), quinone reductase (QR), and epoxide hydrolase (mEH) establishing chemo-preventive and tumor anti-initiating activity for these characterized metabolites.

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The reaction between 2-amino-N'-arylbenzimidamide derivatives (3a-g) and 2-dicyanomethyleneindan-1,3-dione (4, CNIND) is described. The product that was obtained in moderate to good yields via CT-complexation is identified as (Z)-2-[4-(arylimino)-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-2(1H)-ylidene]-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione (5a-g).