The total synthesis of the potent PAF antagonist ginkgolide B has been accomplished. The complex architecture of ginkgolide B which includes six rings, eleven stereogenic centers, ten oxygenated carbons, and four contiguous fully substituted carbons is a daunting challenge for chemical synthesis. The synthesis of ginkgolide B was accomplished through a stereoselective intramolecular photocycloaddition of enone 5 to construct the congested core of the molecule. The photocycloaddition substrate was prepared through technology for the construction of carboalkoxycyclopentenones previously reported from these laboratories. Regioselective cyclobutane fragmentation and further functionalization of the photoadduct 4 provided the key pentacyclic intermediate. Acid-catalyzed rearrangement and epoxide opening were key transformations in the production of ginkgolide B from the pentacyclic intermediate.Ginkgo biloba, one of the oldest surviving flora with ancestors dating to 230 million B.C., flourished during the Jurassic Period and has been called the "living fossil" by Charles Darwin. 1 The ginkgo tree survives today because of its extraordinary resilience, having endured several planetary mass extinctions of plant life. Its regenerative powers are supported by a report that a ginkgo tree sprouted anew from its roots at ground zero Hiroshima. Extracts of G. biloba have been used as herbal medicines for approximately 5000 years to treat a variety of ailments including coughs, asthma, and circulatory disorders. The traditional Hindu medicine "soma" also contains ginkgo extracts, and recent clinical studies attest to possible benefits of ginkgolides in the delay in the onset of dementia. 2 Ginkgolides A, B, C, and M (Figure 1), which differ only in the number and location of hydroxyl groups, were first isolated as "bitter principles" of the root bark by Furukawa and co-workers in 1932. 3 The structures of the ginkgolides were first elucidated in 1967 by a series of spectroscopic studies by Nakanishi. 4 The assigned structures were independently confirmed by X-ray crystallography by the Okabe group at Nagoya University. 5 A related C15 compound, bilobalide, was discovered in 1971, 6,7 and in 1987, another member of the ginkgolide family, ginkgolide J, was isolated and characterized. 8 Ginkgolide B is the most potent platelet-activating factor (PAF) antagonist of the ginkgo extracts with an IC 50 value of 0.6 mM. 9 Because of its portentous molecular architecture, ginkgolide B is an intimidating challenge for chemical synthesis. Included in the ginkgolide skeleton are six rings, eleven stereogenic centers, ten oxygenated carbons, an unusual tert-butyl group, 10 and four contiguous fully substituted carbon atoms. At the sterically congested core of the molecule are quaternary carbons C5 and C9, which are jointly embodied in five of the six rings of the molecule. The stereogenically correct installation of the C5 and C9 quaternary carbons and the proper orchestration of functional group manipulation are the most critical iss...

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Fig. 3. ORTEP representation of complex 3 (ellipsoids at the 50% probability level). Selected distances [A] and angles ["I: V-S2 2.547(1), V-N8 2.124(2), V-N9 2.252(2); S2-V-S2' 156.05(4), S2-V-NS' 97.24(6), S2

An efficient synthesis of (1R,5S)-6-(5-cyano-3-pyridinyl)-3,6-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.0]heptane A-366833, a novel potent selective neuronal nicotinic receptor (NNR) agonist, is described. The enantiomerically pure pharmacophore benzyl (1S,5S)-3,6-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-3-carbamate was successfully constructed from benzyl N-allyl-N-(2-hydroxyimino-ethyl)-carbamate through a convenient approach including an intramolecular [1,3]-dipolar cycloaddition, reductive ring-opening reaction, chiral resolution, and intramolecular cyclization. Subsequent N-arylation of the pharmacophore with 3-bromo-5-cyanopyridine and N-Cbz deprotection with trifluoroacetic acid furnished A-366833.

ZB/w-Scan-Methode (8' < 20 < 60") gemessen. Von den 10529 insgesamt gesammelten Reflexen waren 7091 unabhlngig. Die Struktur wurde mit Direkten Methoden (SHELXS-92) gelost, und ndch dem Kleinste-Fehlerquadrate-Verfahren gegen F2 mit allen Daten zu den R,und wR,-Werten 0.026 bzw. 0.050 verfeinert (SHELXL-92); min./max. Differenzelektronendichte von 0.39 bzw. -0.33 e k ' . Alle Wasserstoffatompositionen wurden der Differenzelektronendichtekarte entnommen und in chemisch Iquivalenten Gruppen mit gemeinsamen U-Werten frei verfeinert. Weitere Einzelheiten zur Kristallstrukturuntersuchung konnen beim Direktor des Cambridge Christallographic Data Centre, University Chemical Laboratory, Lensfield Road, GB-Cambridge CB2 IEW, unter Angabe des vollstandigen Literaturzitats angefordert werden.[5] T.

1992organo-boron compounds, nonmetal heterocycles organo-boron compounds, nonmetal heterocycles S 0047 -220Aromatic Boron Heterocycles. The Generation of 1H-Borepin and the Structure of Tricarbonyl(1-phenylborepin)molybdenum.-Borepins are best prepared by an exchange reaction of the appropriate stannepin with boron halides. The parent compound 1H-borepin can be generated from (V) and tributyltinhydride by Cl-H exchange. Since this compound is extremely moisture-, oxygen-and heat-sensitive, it has not been isolated. Based on NMR data a seven-membered aromatic ring system is attributed to the compounds. In order to explore further the aromaticity, the complex (IX) is prepared, in which the borepin ring acts as η7-ligand as is confirmed by an X-ray analysis (P21/n, Z = 4). -(ASHE, A.

Organic chemistry Z 0200 Discovery of Fused Azetidines as Novel Selective Neuronal Nicotinic Receptor (NNR) Agonists -[16 refs.]. -(JI, J.; BUNNELLE, W. H.; LI, T.; PACE, J. M.; SCHRIMPF, M. R.; SIPPY, K. B.; ANDERSON, D. J.; MEYER, M. D.; Pure Appl. Chem. 77 (2005) 12, 2041-2045; Neurosci. Res. Div., Pharm. Disc., Abbott Lab., Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA; Eng.) -Lindner 23-283

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