From aromatics to conjoined inositols: stereoselective oxyfunctionalization of anthracene

Conceptualization and Synthesis of the First Inosito-Inositol (Decahydroxydecalin, DHD): In silico Binding to β-Amyloid Protein

Previously unknown entities in the form of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-decahydroxydecalins (DHDs) have been conceptualized and the first member of this class, an inosito-inositol, has been synthesized from aromatic hydrocarbon naphthalene following a flexible strategy that is amenable to diversity creation. The DHD accessed here has been subjected to preliminary in silico evaluation with Aβ and may hold some promise in Alzheimer's disease therapeutics.

Benzoate dioxygenase fromRalstonia eutrophaB9 – unusual regiochemistry of dihydroxylation permits rapid access to novel chirons

Oxidation of benzoic acid by a microorganism expressing benzoate dioxygenase leads to the formation of an unusualipso,orthoarenecis-diol in sufficient quantities to be useful for synthesis.

(2R*,4R*,7S*,10R*,12R*)-3,11,13,15-Tetra-oxa-penta-cyclo-[5.5.3.0(1,7).0(2,4).0(10,12)]penta-deca-5,8-dien-14-one

The title compound, C11H8O5, features a 'skipped' diene, an anti-bis-(epoxide) and a cyclic carbonate, all embedded in a densely functionalized [4.4.3]propellane scaffold. The crystal packing of this diepoxide is effected primarily by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which link the mol-ecules into tapes along the b axis. Inter-tape connectivity is brought about by centrosymmetrically disposed pairs of C⋯O contacts [3.183 (4) Å] between the C(δ+)=O(δ-) dipoles of neighbouring carbonate moieties.

(1′S,6′S,8′S,9′R)-9′-Bromo-12′-oxaspiro[1,3-dioxolane-2,4′-tricyclo[6.3.1.01,6]dodecane]

In an endeavor directed towards the construction of the oxabicyclic[3.2.1]octane segment present in the bioactive natural products of cortistatins and icetexanes genre, the title compound, C₁₃H₁₉BrO₃, was synthesized from (4aR,9aS)-1,3,4,4a,5,6,9,9a-octa­hydro­spiro­[benzo[7]annulene-2,2′-[1,3]dioxolane]-4a-ol via a transannular bromo-etherification protocol. The six-membered ring adopts a twist-boat conformation, while the fused cycloheptane ring adopts a chair conformation. The crystal packing is effected through two distinct inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen-bond patterns and mol­ecules are arranged to define an inter­esting motif along the b axis.

A vicarious one-pot transformation of a fluorocyclitol to a polycyclitol: observation of a formal 4-fold axial-equatorial epimerization on a conformationally locked scaffold

A conformationally locked fluoropentol undergoes an interesting transformation to (trans,anti,trans,anti,trans)-perhydro-2,3,4a,6,7,8a-naphthalenehexol essentially under conditions of base-induced transesterification. The proposed rationale for the observed metamorphosis involves a nucleophilic displacement of fluoride, and subsequent stereo- and regioselective anti-Fürst-Plattner-type ring-opening of the epoxide thus formed.