• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.240-242
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• 1996

We have reported the convenient biomimetic methodology for the synthesis of all kinds of substituent pattern benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids (Hanaoka et al., 1990; Hanaoka et al., 1991). Regioselective demethylation of C-8 position on oxyfagaridine (5), an intermediate for the synthesis of Fagaridine (4), would afford the precursor for the synthesis of Isofagaridine because the strong hydrogen bonding between amide and hydroxyl group of C-7 position probably resists to be reacted with week base and electrophiles. Thus, a selective alkylation of dihydroxy compound supposed to be possible and be lead to the target compound, Isofagaridine.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.26-31
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• 1991

Facile and efficient syntheses of terpenic perfumeries cis-jasmone, dihydrojasmone, and tetrahydrojasmone have been investigated. Cis-jasmone was synthesized by successive metallation followed by alkylation of acetone N,N-dimethylhydrazone with (Z)-2-penten-1-yl tosylate (or 2-pentyn-1-yl tosylate) and propylene oxide in one flask to give a ketonic alcohol, which was oxidized to the corresponding diketone, followed by base-catalyzed intramolecular aldol condensation to give a regioselective cyclization product. Dihydrojasmone and tetrahydrojasmone could be conveniently obtained from 2-octanone. The dimethylhydrazone of the ketone was lithiated with butyllithium and reacted with propylene oxide to give a ketonic alcohol, which was oxidized to a diketone, followed by base-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization to afford dihydrojasmone. Tetrahydrojasmone was prepared by converting the ketonic alcohol into corresponding iodoketone, followed by base-catalyzed intramolecular cycloalkylation to furnish an odoriferous product.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.80-83
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• 1992

The secondary nitrogen donors of the Ni(II) complexes of macrotricyclic ligands 8-methyl-1,3,6,8,10,13,15-heptaazatricyclo $[13.1.1.1^{13,15}]$octadecane (A) and 1,3,6,9,11,14-hexaazatricyclo $[12.2.1.1^{6,9}]$octadecane (B) are N-alkylated and the Ni(II) complexes of $N-Me_2A,\;N-Et_2A,\;and\;N-Me_2B$ are obtained. The Ni(II) complexes of $N-Me_2A\;and\;N-Et_2A$ are stable in acidic aqueous solutions while that of $N-Me_2B$ decomposes relatively rapidly. The N-alkylation leads to the decrease in the ligand field strength as well as an anodic shift in both of the oxidation and the reduction potentials of the Ni(II) complexes.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.52-55
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• 1988

Starting with readily available p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene 3 tert-butyl groups are removed by $AlCl_3$-catalyzed de-alkylation reaction, and the calix[4]arene 4 formed is converted into the tetraacyl esters. These compounds undergo Fries rearrangement to yield p-acylcalix[4]arenes. p-Acetyl, p-propionyl, p-butyryl, and p-benzoylcalix[4]arene 10, 11, 12 and 14 are synthesized in 70-80% yields by treatment of the corresponding esters 5, 6, 7 and 9 with $AlCl_3$ in nitrobenzene. When the tetraisobutyryl ester 8 was treated with the same condition, only two isobutyryl groups were rearranged to the para-positions of calix[4]arene, and remaining two groups were simply cleaved.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.392-397
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• 1991

A stereocontrolled synthesis of (${\pm}$)-isocomene (1) via selective monoketalization of tricyclo[6.3.0.$0^{1.5}$]undeca-4,7-dione(13) was reported. Grignard reaction of bicyclic enone 10, which was prepared from 2-methyl-1,3-cyclopentadione, gave the 1,4-addition product 11. The subsequent aldol condensation product 12 was converted to mesyl derivative 13. Transformation from 13 to the desired product 19 was achieved by a series of reactions, i.e., the selective monoketalization at C-4 carbonyl group, the elimination of a mesyl group, Birch alkylation, methylation at C-6, the reduction of carbonyl group, the dehydration of alcohol 18, and hydrolysis of the ketal group.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.20 no.10
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• pp.1153-1158
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• 1999

β-Cyclodextrin, amylose, and cellulose were partially methylated and acetylated in order to examine the relative reactivities of 2-, 3-, and 6-OH groups to alkylation and acylation. The partially methylated samples of the polysaccharides were treated with excess of ethyl iodide and sodium hydroxide in dimethyl sulfoxide to convert all of the free hydroxyl groups to ethyl ether groups. The partially O-ethylated and O-methylated polysaccharides were reductively cleaved with triethylsilane in the presence of trimethylsilyl methanesulfonate and borontrifluoride etherate (5 : 1 by mole) and the resulting 4-OH group was acetylated and benzoylated to form mixtures of eight 4-O-acyl-1,5-anhydroalditols. The relative ratio of the alditol esters were analyzed by gas chromatography to determine the degree of substitution at each position. A similar sequence of reactions was carried out with partially acetylated polysaccharides. The results indicated that the order of relative reactivities for methylation are 2-OH > 6-OH > 3-OH and for acylation are 6-OH > 2-OH > 3-OH regardless of the anomeric configuration.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.625-628
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• 1991

Using uniform flat plate-like samples of ZSM-5 zeolites, diffusion coefficients were measured volumetrically for the diffusion of xylene, ethyltoluene and diethylbenzene by direct measurement of sorption rate. Toluene disproportionation over H(100)-, K(72)-and Cs(82)-ZSM-5 at 773 K and toluene methylation, toluene ethylation and ethylbenzene ethylation over Cs(75)-ZSM-5 at 623 K were carried out. The selective formation of para xylene during the toluene disproportionation, presumably due to the increased tortuosity over Cs-ZSM-5, could be explained by smaller diffusion coefficient in Cs-ZSM-5 than in K-and H-ZSM-5. The para selectivity increased in the order; toluene methylation < toluene ethylation < ethylbenzene ethylation. As the chain length of the alkyl substituent in dialkylbenzenes is increased, the para selectivity of the products was improved. It may be attributed to the differences in the ratios of diffusion coefficient of para products to that of ortho ones. Diffusion coefficient of m-xylene was about 1 order of magnitude smaller than that of o-xylene.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.516-519
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• 1994

The derivatives of methyl 5-hydroxy-dinaphtho[1,2-2',3']furan-7,12-dione-6-carboxylate (MHDDC) were synthesized by condensing alkyl sulfate or alkyl halide with MHDDC in organic solvent, and their structures were identified by NMR, MS, UV, IR etc. We also investigated the physico-chemical properties, physiological activities, and set up the micro-analytical method of the compounds.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.12-16
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• 1989

6-Formyl-5-methoxy-2-methyl chromone derivatives condensed with 2-thiox-4-imidazolinone derivatives to form the corresponding '10-methoxy-7-methyl-3-thioxo-chromone[6,7-b]pyrrolo[1,2-a-]-imidazolin-1-one derivatives (IIIa-f) or the 5-arvlidene-2-thioxo-4-imidazolinone derivatives(IVa-f). The activity of the NH in the imidazol moiety of (IIIa) was confirmed by formation of the Mannich bases (Va, b). Moreover, alkylation of (IIIa) was undertaken to give the alkylmercapto derivatives (VIa, b). The antimicrobial activities of compounds IIIb-e, IVa, IVe were studied.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.153-158
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• 1996

The synthesis of common skeleton of podosporin A and aureol was studied through cationic olefin cyclization as a key step. The generation of thermodynamic silyl enol ether or enol acetate under known conditions gave regioselectivity of 88:12. The enolate alkylation of 2,3-dimethylcyclohexanone with 2,5-dimethoxybenzyl bromide at the more substituted site via lithium enolate gave poor yield. In this case an organozincate or an ammonium enolate also proved to be ineffective or not practical in terms of yield. Side chain elongation of the substituted cyclohexanone 13 through Grignard reaction, Wittig reaction, or Shappiro reaction did not proceed because of steric hindrance and side reactions. However, Stille coupling reaction via enol triflate produced the desired product 18 in high yield. The advanced intermediate 22, which was efficiently synthesized from 18, produced 24 instead of the desired product under a cationic olefin cyclization condition, indicating that the cyclization occurred in a stepwise mannervia the organomercury intermediate 23.