Discovery and biosynthesis of bacterial drimane-type sesquiterpenoids from Streptomyces clavuligerus

• Dongxu Zhang,
• Wenyu Du,
• Xingming Pan,
• Xiaoxu Lin,
• Fang-Ru Li,
• Qingling Wang,
• Qian Yang,
• Hui-Min Xu and
• Liao-Bin Dong

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 815–822, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.73

• that the only difference between compounds 3 and 2 is the position of the hydroxy group [28]. Analyses of the NMR data of compound 4 concluded that it is an analogue of 2. In comparison with 2, compound 4 has a ketone carbonyl signal at δC 219.1 and we finally confirmed its structure by comparing it

• comparing the 1H and 13C NMR data with the literature (Figures S11 and S12 in Supporting Information File 1) [41]. Although the chemical structure of compound 8 has been documented, its 1H and 13C NMR data were not fully reported [42]. Therefore, we conducted comprehensive 1D and 2D NMR experiments on it

Isolation and structure determination of a new analog of polycavernosides from marine Okeania sp. cyanobacterium

• Kairi Umeda,
• Naoaki Kurisawa,
• Ghulam Jeelani,
• Tomoyoshi Nozaki,
• Kiyotake Suenaga and
• Arihiro Iwasaki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 645–652, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.57

• from a marine Okeania sp. cyanobacterium. The relative configuration was elucidated primarily by analyzing the two dimensional nuclear magnetism resonance (2D NMR) data. The absolute configuration was clarified by comparing the electronic circular dichroism (ECD) data of 1 with those of known analogs

• characteristic UV absorption around 270 nm. The molecular formula of 1 was determined to be C44H66O15 based on the HRESIMS data. The NMR data for 1 are summarized in Table 1. The 1H NMR spectrum of compound 1 was similar to those of known polycavernosides but matched none of them, suggesting that 1 was a new

• analog of polycavernosides [1][3][4][5]. A detailed analysis of the NMR data revealed the planar structure of 1, as shown in Figure 2. COSY and HMQC spectral analyses revealed several partial structures, indicated by the bold bonds in Figure 2. Four HMBC were observed from singlet methyl signals: δH 0.85

Production of non-natural 5-methylorsellinate-derived meroterpenoids in Aspergillus oryzae

• Jia Tang,
• Yixiang Zhang and
• Yudai Matsuda

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 638–644, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.56

• structures, the biosynthetic pathway, and NMR data and spectra. Acknowledgements We thank Prof. Katsuya Gomi (Tohoku University), Prof. Katsuhiko Kitamoto (University of Tokyo), and Prof. Jun-ichi Maruyama (University of Tokyo) for providing the expression vectors and fungal strain. We are grateful to Dr

Chemical and biosynthetic potential of Penicillium shentong XL-F41

• Ran Zou,
• Xin Li,
• Xiaochen Chen,
• Yue-Wei Guo and
• Baofu Xu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 597–606, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.52

• 175.94, δC 194.36). Its NMR data closely resemble those of brocaeloid D [23], with the notable addition of a methoxy group (δH 3.20/δC 53.92). HMBC correlations confirmed the presence of a reversed prenyl group and differentiated compound 1 from brocaeloid D by the substitution of a succinimide

• substructure at C-14 with a methine at C-16, indicated by the methoxy group. The position of the methoxy substituent was established by HMBC correlations, and the 13C NMR data suggested that compound 1 includes a 4-oxo-2,3-dihydro-(1H)-quinolin-3-yl fragment. The planar structure was established from HMBC

• structure of compound 1. 1H and 13C data of compound 1 (recorded in CDCl3). 1H and 13C NMR data of compound 2 (recorded in CDCl3). 1H and 13C NMR data of compound 3 (recorded in CDCl3). Antimicrobial activity of compounds 1–12. Minimum inhibitory concentrations were shown in µg/mL. Biosynthetic gene

A new analog of dihydroxybenzoic acid from Saccharopolyspora sp. KR21-0001

• Rattiya Janthanom,
• Yuta Kikuchi,
• Hiroki Kanto,
• Tomoyasu Hirose,
• Arisu Tahara,
• Takahiro Ishii,
• Arinthip Thamchaipenet and
• Yuki Inahashi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 497–503, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.44

• sp2 methines, one sp3 methine, one sp3 methylene, and one methyl group. The 13C NMR data showed the resonances of twelve carbons, which were classified into six olefinic carbons (including two oxygenated carbons: δC 151.0 and 145.2), three carbonyl carbons, one sp3 methine carbon, one sp3 methylene

Pseudallenes A and B, new sulfur-containing ovalicin sesquiterpenoid derivatives with antimicrobial activity from the deep-sea cold seep sediment-derived fungus Pseudallescheria boydii CS-793

• Zhen Ying,
• Xiao-Ming Li,
• Sui-Qun Yang,
• Hong-Lei Li,
• Xin Li,
• Bin-Gui Wang and
• Ling-Hong Meng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 470–478, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.42

• should be mentioned that compound 3 was the first sulfur-containing ovalicin sesquiterpenoid, which was previously isolated from Sporothrix sp. FO-4649, but its absolute configuration was not explicitly represented, and their 1H and 13C NMR data were incomplete [10]. Thus, a full assignment of the NMR

• –6.10). Then, compound 2 (13.7 mg) was isolated by CC on Si gel (CH2Cl2/MeOH, 250:1 to 50:1) and preparative TLC (plate: 20 × 20 cm, developing solvent: ether/acetone 2:1) from Fr. 6.3 (578 mg). Pseudallene A (1): colorless crystals (MeOH); mp 115–117 °C; [α]D25 +20.0 (c 0.4, MeOH); 1H and 13C NMR data

• , see Table 2; HRESIMS (m/z): [M + H]+ calcd for C16H29O5S, 333.1730; found: 333.1733). Pseudallene B (2): colorless crystals (MeOH); mp 171–175 °C; [α]D25 +53.3 (c 0.3, MeOH); 1H and 13C NMR data, see Table 2; HRESIMS (m/z): [M + H]+ calcd for C15H27O5S, 319.1573; found: 319.1568.. X-ray

(E,Z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-Hexafluorobut-2-enes: hydrofluoroolefins halogenation/dehydrohalogenation cascade to reach new fluorinated allene

• Nataliia V. Kirij,
• Andrey A. Filatov,
• Yurii L. Yagupolskii,
• Sheng Peng and
• Lee Sprague

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 452–459, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.40

• . Nevertheless, it was tentatively identified in the mixture, based on 1H, 19F and 13C NMR data. The 19F NMR spectrum showed three signals with the integrated intensity ratio 3:1:1, a doublet for a CF3 group at δ −71.5 ppm with a coupling constant of 3JFH = 6 Hz and two highly characteristic signals of geminal

Discovery of unguisin J, a new cyclic peptide from Aspergillus heteromorphus CBS 117.55, and phylogeny-based bioinformatic analysis of UngA NRPS domains

• Sharmila Neupane,
• Marcelo Rodrigues de Amorim and
• Elizabeth Skellam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 321–330, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.32

• compound 1 was elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR and HRESIMS/MS. Unguisin B was identified by the 1H and 13C NMR data with the reported data [1][5]. Compound 1 was obtained as a white amorphous solid optically active, with +23.4 (c 0.1, MeOH). Its molecular formula was established as C41H56N8O7 by HRMS ([M + H

• ]+ at m/z 773.4338, calculated for C41H57N8O7+, m/z 773.4345, Δ 0.9 ppm; [M + Na]+ at m/z 795.4162, calculated for C41H56N8O7Na+, m/z 795.4164, Δ 0.3 ppm) and NMR data analysis, corresponding to eighteen indices of hydrogen deficiency. Its UV spectrum exhibited absorption maxima at λmax 219 and 279 nm

• biosynthesis of unguisins B and J in A. heteromorphus CBS 117.55. 1D and 2D NMR data for 1 (1H: 500 MHz, 13C: 125 MHz; DMSO-d6). Supporting Information Supporting Information File 36: Spectroscopic and spectrometric data of 1 and 2. Bioinformatic data of the biosynthetic gene clusters. Acknowledgements We

Synthesis of the 3’-O-sulfated TF antigen with a TEG-N₃ linker for glycodendrimersomes preparation to study lectin binding

• Mark Reihill,
• Hanyue Ma,
• Dennis Bengtsson and
• Stefan Oscarson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 173–180, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.17

• (CDCl3, δ = 77.16 ppm; CD3OD, δ = 49.00 ppm; (CD3)2SO δ = 39.52 ppm and 13C NMR spectra recorded in D2O are unreferenced. All 13C NMR spectra are 1H decoupled. All NMR data are represented as follows: chemical shift (δ ppm), multiplicity (s = singlet, br s = broad singlet, d = doublet, app d = apparent

• literature were recorded in CDCl3 [3], NMR data are not comparable. HRESIMS m/z: [M + Na]+ calcd for C32H48N4O19; 815.2810; found; 815.2806. 2-[2-(2-Azidoethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl β-ᴅ-galactopyranosyl-(1→3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-ᴅ-galactopyranoside [3][4] (1): Compound 8 (1.47 g, 1.85 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH

• -6), 60.9 (C-6), 50.1 (CH2(Linker)), 48.5 (C-2GalNAc), 22.0 (CH3(NHAc)). NMR data match those reported in the literature [3][4]. HRESIMS m/z: [M + H]+ calcd for C20H36N4O13, 541.2357; found, 541.2354. 2-[2-(2-Azidoethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl 3-O-sulfo-β-ᴅ-galactopyranosyl-(1→3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-ᴅ

Using the phospha-Michael reaction for making phosphonium phenolate zwitterions

• Matthias R. Steiner,
• Max Schmallegger,
• Larissa Donner,
• Johann A. Hlina,
• Christoph Marschner,
• Judith Baumgartner and
• Christian Slugovc

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 41–51, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.6

• molecules were determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The bonding situation in the solid state together with NMR data suggests an important contribution of an ylidic resonance structure in these molecules. The phosphonium phenolates are characterized by UV–vis absorptions peaking around 360 nm

NMRium: Teaching nuclear magnetic resonance spectra interpretation in an online platform

• Luc Patiny,
• Hamed Musallam,
• Alejandro Bolaños,
• Michaël Zasso,
• Julien Wist,
• Metin Karayilan,
• Eva Ziegler,
• Johannes C. Liermann and
• Nils E. Schlörer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 25–31, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.4

• ), Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States, Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.20.4 Abstract NMRium is the first web-based software that allows displaying, processing, interpretation, and teaching of 1D and 2D NMR data in a user-friendly interface. It

• of NMR data. While initially intended for small molecules data repositories and databases [34][35], NMRium provides unique functionalities that make it particularly well-suited for educational application. Teaching the interpretation of NMR spectra Nowadays, the interpretation of NMR experiments is

• and storing entire NMRium projects in their current state, whether partially or fully analyzed. Features of NMRium What differentiates NMRium from most other NMR data processing software, specifically with respect to its educational application, is the ability to handle NMR data (proprietary format of

1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate as suitable solvent for BF₃: the case of alkyne hydration. Chemistry vs electrochemistry

• Marta David,
• Elisa Galli,
• Richard C. D. Brown,
• Marta Feroci,
• Fabrizio Vetica and
• Martina Bortolami

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1966–1981, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.147

• with the formation of B2F7− or with the DBU-BF3 adduct (a direct comparison with literature data is not possible in this case, as the NMR data reported in previous papers were obtained in molecular solvents, while we carried out the experiments in pure ionic liquid) [115]. To our surprise, the addition

N-Boc-α-diazo glutarimide as efficient reagent for assembling N-heterocycle-glutarimide diads via Rh(II)-catalyzed N–H insertion reaction

• Grigory Kantin,
• Pavel Golubev,
• Alexander Sapegin,
• Alexander Bunev and
• Dmitry Dar’in

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1841–1848, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.136

• product 6b in high yield. The reaction with methyl pyrrole-2-carboxylate resulted in the isolation of only the C–H insertion product 9c in low yield. Similar reaction progress was observed in the case with imidazole, the product N–H insertion was observed only in trace amounts (according to NMR data of

• yield. As a side process, а carbenoid's repeated attack at the 6-position of the tetrahydroquinoline ring of compound 6x was observed according to NMR data. Introducing a bromine atom to block the 6-position led to a significant increase in the target product 6y yield. The decomposition of diazo reagent

• suppressed the targeted reaction. Merely traces of the N–H insertion product were detectable in NMR data, with insignificant conversion of the initial heterocycle. Examples of N–H insertion reactions with azoles containing non-equivalent nitrogen atoms deserve separate discussion. As the only product of the

Unprecedented synthesis of a 14-membered hexaazamacrocycle

• Anastasia A. Fesenko and
• Anatoly D. Shutalev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1728–1740, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.126

• of N2H4·H2O (2.9–3.0 equiv) with a catalytic amount of TsOH·H2O (0.05 equiv) in refluxing EtOH or 1,4-dioxane resulted in the formation of mixtures of macrocycle 5, pyrazolyl-1,2,4-triazole 10, and a very small amount of bis-pyrazole 6 according to NMR data (Table 1, entries 22 and 23). It is

Benzoimidazolium-derived dimeric and hydride n-dopants for organic electron-transport materials: impact of substitution on structures, electrochemistry, and reactivity

• Swagat K. Mohapatra,
• Khaled Al Kurdi,
• Samik Jhulki,
• Georgii Bogdanov,
• John Bacsa,
• Maxwell Conte,
• Tatiana V. Timofeeva,
• Seth R. Marder and
• Stephen Barlow

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1651–1663, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.121

• Information File 16: Synthetic and other experimental procedures, details of crystal-structure determinations, variable-temperature NMR data, stability data, optical spectra for reactivity studies, and NMR spectra of new compounds. Acknowledgements This work is partly based on the Ph.D. thesis of KAK [64

Sulfur-containing spiroketals from Breynia disticha and evaluations of their anti-inflammatory effect

• Ken-ichi Nakashima,
• Naohito Abe,
• Masayoshi Oyama,
• Hiroko Murata and
• Makoto Inoue

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1604–1614, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.117

• the ethyl acetate fraction (Figure 1). The structures of known compounds 5–7 were identified based on 1H and 13C NMR data [2][3][10]. Breynin J (1) was isolated as an amorphous, colorless powder. The HRESIMS spectrum exhibited a sodium adduct ion peak at m/z 1107.3177, consistent with a molecular

• aglycone of 2 also consisted of a breynogenin-S-oxide moiety. However, a comparison of the 1H and 13C NMR data for the aglycones of 1 and 2 revealed markedly different tetrahydrothiophene signals [for 2, δC 61.7 (C-2), 87.4 (C-3), 39.9 (C-4), 62.3 (C-17)] (Table 1). According to previous literature [2

• 13C NMR data, see Table 1 and Table 2. HRESIMS (m/z): [M + Na]+ calcd for C45H64O28SNa, 1107.3197; found, 1107.3177 . Epibreynin J (2): amorphous, colorless powder. [α]D22 −45.2 (c 0.05, MeOH); UV λmax (MeOH) nm (log ε): 257 (4.08); IR (KBr) cm−1: 3404, 2969, 2936, 2888, 1734, 1694, 1609, 1516, 1346

Secondary metabolites of Diaporthe cameroonensis, isolated from the Cameroonian medicinal plant Trema guineensis

• Bel Youssouf G. Mountessou,
• Élodie Gisèle M. Anoumedem,
• Blondelle M. Kemkuignou,
• Yasmina Marin-Felix,
• Frank Surup,
• Marc Stadler and
• Simeon F. Kouam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1555–1561, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.112

• of compounds 1 and 2. 1H (500 MHz) and 13C (125 MHz) NMR data of compounds 1 and 2 in DMSO-d6. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 2: HRESIMS data and 1H, 13C, COSY, HSQC, and HMBC NMR spectra of compounds 1 and 2. Acknowledgements We thank C. Kakoschke for the measurement of NMR

Cyclization of 1-aryl-4,4,4-trichlorobut-2-en-1-ones into 3-trichloromethylindan-1-ones in triflic acid

• Vladislav A. Sokolov,
• Andrei A. Golushko,
• Irina A. Boyarskaya and
• Aleksander V. Vasilyev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1460–1470, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.105

• of enones 2a,e,n with an excess (5 equiv) of AlBr3 or AlCl3 in CH2Cl2 solution at room temperature for 3 days afforded complex mixtures of compounds. Then, the protonation of compounds 1 and 2 in TfOH was investigated by means of NMR spectroscopy. According to the 1H, 13C, and 19F NMR data, hydroxy

• ). Thus, in the 1H NMR spectra, downfield shifts of vinyl protons H2 and H3 upon protonation were 0.50–0.61 and 0.41–0.54 ppm, respectively. In the 13C NMR spectra, ∆δ values for carbons С1 and С3 were 12.7–21.3 and 6.0–13.4 ppm, respectively. The NMR data revealed that the positive charge in the O

• of the C=C bond of species Ba is very unfavorable. Moreover, the corresponding O,C-diprotonated form Da was found to be extremely unstable and spontaneously rearranges into species Ea via a shift of a chlorine atom. Therefore, the DFT calculations and NMR data for enones 2 in TfOH (Table 2) indicate

One-pot nucleophilic substitution–double click reactions of biazides leading to functionalized bis(1,2,3-triazole) derivatives

• Hans-Ulrich Reissig and
• Fei Yu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1399–1407, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.101

• 1), when after five days of hydrogenolysis and 0.8 equivalents of palladium at least 40% of impure divalent aminopyran derivative 25 was isolated. The major component of the isolated material is certainly fitting to the proposed structure according to the NMR data and their comparison with related

• several times by our group with good success for reductive ring-openings of 1,2-oxazine derivatives [63][64]. A slight excess of samarium diiodide in tetrahydrofuran completely consumed compound 21 within five hours. Compound 26 was isolated in 50% yield, but again the sample was not clean. The NMR data

Correction: Non-peptide compounds from Kronopolites svenhedini (Verhoeff) and their antitumor and iNOS inhibitory activities

• Yuan-Nan Yuan,
• Jin-Qiang Li,
• Hong-Bin Fang,
• Shao-Jun Xing,
• Yong-Ming Yan and
• Yong-Xian Cheng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1370–1371, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.97

• publication was misattributed and should be revised as shown in Figure 1. The error happened due to insufficient in-depth 2D NMR analysis. We reanalyzed the 2D NMR data of compound 1 in detail and finally determined the correct structure as shown in Figure 1. The revised structure of 1 is supported by the

• HMBC correlations of H-2/C-1, C-3, C-4, C-8a, H-4/C-3, C-4a, C-5, C-8a, C-9, H-5/C-4, C-4a, C-6, C-7, C-8a, H-9/C-2, C-3, C-4, H-10/C-7, C-8, C-8a, H-11/C-6, and H-12/C-7. Table 1 provides the revised 1D 1H and 13C NMR data of compound 1. The structural revision of 1 also required recalculation of the

Two new lanostanoid glycosides isolated from a Kenyan polypore Fomitopsis carnea

• Winnie Chemutai Sum,
• Sherif S. Ebada,
• Didsanutda Gonkhom,
• Cony Decock,
• Rémy Bertrand Teponno,
• Josphat Clement Matasyoh and
• Marc Stadler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1161–1169, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.84

• and 13C NMR data (Table 1) of the sugar moiety with that reported for a related fungal lanostanoside, ganosinoside A [26] and other glycosidic moieties [27], it was confirmed to be a β-ᴅ-glucopyranosyl residue. The HMBC spectrum of compound 1 (Figure 2) also revealed key correlations from two

• careful comparison of the 1H and 13C NMR data with those of related compounds and ROESY correlations. The orientation of H-3 (δH 4.68, t, J = 2.8 Hz) was determined to be β based on comparing the measured and the reported coupling constants and chemical shifts for related lanostanoid derivatives [13][23

• of H-17 and C-21, respectively. By comparing the HRESIMS, 1H and 13C NMR data of compound 1 and those reported for forpinioside A [23][28], it was obviously recognized that compound 1 lacks the ester group at δH 3.62 (OCH3-5'; δC 51.9) on the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaroyl substituent. Further

CO₂ complexation with cyclodextrins

• Cecilie Høgfeldt Jessen,
• Jesper Bendix,
• Theis Brock Nannestad,
• Heloisa Bordallo,
• Martin Jæger Pedersen,
• Christian Marcus Pedersen and
• Mikael Bols

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1021–1027, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.78

• refinement for α-CD•CO2•5.75 H2O. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 122: Experimental and analytical data. Funding 800 MHz NMR data was recorded at cOpenNMR an infrastructure facility funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation (#NNF18OC0032996). We also thank the Novo Nordisk foundation for

Five new sesquiterpenoids from agarwood of Aquilaria sinensis

• Hong Zhou,
• Xu-Yang Li,
• Hong-Bin Fang,
• He-Zhong Jiang and
• Yong-Xian Cheng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 998–1007, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.75

• 259.1671 [M + Na]+ (calcd 259.1669). The 13C NMR and DEPT spectra (Table 1) of 2 indicate 4 degrees of unsaturation. Compound 2 is similar in structure to 1 by analysis of their NMR data. There are two differences between 2 and 1. One is that at C-4 in 2 a methyl group is attached instead of a carboxyl

• powder, possesses a molecular formula of C16H24O3 (5 degrees of unsaturation) derived from its HRESIMS (m/z 287.1614, calcd 287.1618 [M + Na]+). Comparing the NMR data of 1 with those of 4 indicates that the Δ4,5 double bond migrates to Δ3,4 and the carboxylic acid group becomes a methyl ester derivative

• , 273.1464; 1H and 13C NMR data, see Table 1. Compound 2: Pale yellow gum. [α]D20 +18.25 (c 0.4, MeOH); CD (MeOH) Δε200 +2.99, Δε211 −5.12, Δε239 +0.53; UV(MeOH) λmax (log ε) 200 (3.02) nm, 246 (2.11) nm; HRESIMS (m/z): [M + Na]+ calcd for C15H24O2Na, 259.1669; found, 259.1671; 1H and 13C NMR data, see Table

Intermediates and shunt products of massiliachelin biosynthesis in Massilia sp. NR 4-1

• Till Steinmetz,
• Blaise Kimbadi Lombe and
• Markus Nett

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 909–917, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.69

• . It possesses a molecular ion at m/z 308.1343 [M + H]+, which is consistent with a molecular formula of C16H21NO3S (calcd. for C16H22NO3S, 308.1326) and seven degrees of unsaturation. The NMR data are comparable with compound 1, except for the presence of an additional carbon atom at δC 52.3 ppm (C-16

• accordance with eight degrees of unsaturation. The NMR data for 4 is closely related with that of compound 3. The carbon atom at 184.9 ppm (C-15) possesses an HSQC correlation to a proton resonance at δH 9.98 (H-15), which is characteristic of an aldehyde function. This is in full accordance with the loss of

• seven degrees of unsaturation. The NMR data of compound 5 are very similar to those of compounds 3 and 4. However, instead of the aldehyde function seen in compound 4, a proton signal at δH 4.63 (H-15) can be observed. Together with its distinct carbon signal at 60.3 ppm (C-15), HMBC correlations to the

First synthesis of acylated nitrocyclopropanes

• Kento Iwai,
• Rikiya Kamidate,
• Khimiya Wada,
• Haruyasu Asahara and
• Nagatoshi Nishiwaki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 892–900, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.67

• , compound 8b was isolated after column chromatography with 21% yield instead of the desired cyclopropane 1b (Scheme 4). The NMR data for the ring protons of product 8b and compound 1b’ are listed in Table 2. Although the benzene ring in compound 8b is methyl-substituted, a 1H NMR spectrum similar to those

• ). A plausible mechanism for formation of cyclopropane 1 and dihydrofuran 8. Tin(II)-mediated ring expansion of nitrocyclopropane 1e. Michael addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds 3b–g to nitrostyrene 2a. Comparison of the 1H NMR data of ring protons for compounds 1a, 1b’, and product 8b. Cyclization of