ABSTRACT
The title compound, C16H14N4S2, crystallizes in symmetry group C2. The molecule is planar with C2h symmetry, with the inversion centre at the mid-point of the hydrazine N-N bond, and it has an N-N s-trans conformation and a Z,Z configuration. The particular crystal examined was a racemic twin, as suggested by the Flack parameter of 0.41 (2) [Flack (1983). Acta Cryst. A39, 876-881].
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Benzothiazoles/chemistry , Hydrazines/chemistry , Crystallography, X-Ray , Models, Molecular , Molecular StructureABSTRACT
Three new lignans, longipedunins A (1), B (2) and C (3), together with three known compounds, benzoyl-binankadsurin A (4), acetyl-binankadsurin A (5) and schisanlactone A (6), were isolated from Kadsura longipedunculata. Their structures and stereochemistry were determined by spectral and single-crystal X-ray analyses. Compounds 1 and 6 showed appreciable inhibitory activity against HIV-1 protease with IC50 values of 50 and 20 microM, respectively.
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HIV Protease Inhibitors/chemistry , HIV Protease Inhibitors/pharmacology , HIV-1/enzymology , Kadsura/chemistry , Lignans/chemistry , Lignans/pharmacology , Chromatography, Thin Layer , HIV Protease Inhibitors/isolation & purification , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Models, Molecular , Molecular Conformation , Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet , X-Ray DiffractionABSTRACT
The synthesis and evaluation of antiviral activity of new furan-fused tetracyclic compounds are described. The syntheses were satisfactorily achieved on the basis of o-quinodimethane chemistry, using furan-containing benzocyclobutene derivatives as a substrate, in high generality and stereoselectivity. The various derivatives thus synthesized were examined on their inhibitory activity on virus growth using a hemagglutinin (HA) method, leading to a discovery of promising candidates for new antiviral drugs having high activity and good therapeutic index.
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Antiviral Agents/chemical synthesis , Furans/chemistry , Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings/chemical synthesis , Animals , Antiviral Agents/pharmacology , Cells, Cultured , Cyclization , Haplorhini , Hemagglutination Tests , Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings/pharmacology , Kidney , Molecular StructureABSTRACT
Five new maleic and succinic acid derivatives were isolated from the mycelium of Antrodia camphorata. Their structures were determined by various spectroscopic means. Maleimide derivatives 2 and 3 showed appreciable cytotoxic activity against LLC cells.
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Antineoplastic Agents/isolation & purification , Maleates/isolation & purification , Polyporaceae/chemistry , Succinic Acid/isolation & purification , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Crystallography, X-Ray , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor , Maleates/chemistry , Maleates/pharmacology , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Molecular Structure , Succinic Acid/chemistry , Succinic Acid/pharmacology , Taiwan , Tumor Cells, CulturedABSTRACT
The structures of the 5-oxo-2,6-diazabicyclo[2.2.0]hex-2-enes (imine Dewar pyrimidinones) 2a-h have been studied by X-ray diffraction analysis and ab initio calculations at the HF/6-31G(d,p) and MP2/6-31G(d,p) levels of theory. The crystal structures of 1-alkyl-3-tert-butyl-6-methyl imine Dewar pyrimidinones 2a-c have been determined at low temperature. The X-ray diffraction studies revealed that both the 2-azetidinone and dihydroazete rings are almost planar, and their eight bond angles are nearly 90 degrees (81-100 degrees ). The C1-N2(=C3) bond distance in the dihydroazete ring is longer due to the bond angle strain by ca. 0.06 Å than that of a typical straight-chain imine molecule. Full geometry optimizations on the imine Dewar isomers (2a and 2d-h) show deviations between the HF and MP2 geometries. The MP2 structure of the 3-tert-butyl-1,6-dimethyl imine Dewar pyrimidinone 2a is compared with those of the X-ray diffraction. The results of the calculations are found to be in good agreement with the X-ray diffraction data. The full geometry optimizations are necessary with the inclusion of electron correlation for the highly strained molecules. The ab initio calculations of the 2-azetidinone 9, 3,4-dihydroazete 11, and N-ethylidenemethylamine 12 have been carried out at the HF and MP2/6-31G(d,p) levels of theory to compare with the structures, orbital hybridization, bond orders, and charge distributions of the Dewar pyrimidinones 2. The theoretical results reveal that the MP2 C1-N2 bond distance of the Dewar pyrimidinone 2a is consistent with the abnormally elongated X-ray C1-N2 bond distance. The electronegative N2 and N6 atoms in the Dewar pyrimidinones 2 give the great positive charge on the C1 atom. The smaller bond angles (ca. 90 degrees ) in the Dewars 2 than typical sp(2) and sp(3) bond angles (ca. 120 and 109 degrees ) increase p character in the endocyclic bonds and decrease p character in the exocyclic bonds.
