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Cross-coupling of methyl 2-acetylamino-5-bromobenzoate and 5′-bromolappaconitine with aryl-, furyl-, pyridyl-, and 5-acetylthiophen-2-ylboronic acids or 1-(2-fluoroquinolin-3-yl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane gave the corresponding 5-aryl(hetaryl)-substituted anthranilic acid derivatives. The use of the two-phase toluene-water system as reaction medium and addition of tetrabutylammonium bromide allows the cross-coupling to be accomplished under mild conditions. The catalytic system Pd(dba)2-AsPh3 was found to be efficient in the cross-coupling of methyl 2-acetylamino-5-bromobenzoate with furyl- and pyridylboronic acids, whereas the system Pd(OAc)2-(o-Tol)3P ensured good results in the reactions of 5′-bromolappaconitine with hetarylboronic acids. Facile esterification at the C8-OH and C9-OH groups of the aconitane skeleton was observed in the reactions of 5′-bromolappaconitine and 5′-phenyllappaconitine with phenylboronic acid. 5′-Bromo-8,9-O-(phenylboranediyl)lappaconitine under the Suzuki reaction conditions underwent hydrolysis of the boronic ester moiety with formation of the cross-coupling product of 5′-bromolappaconitine with phenylboronic acid.

2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-(2-hydroxyethyl)phenol undergoes oxidative self-coupling by the action of K3Fe(CN)6 in alkaline medium at room temperature to give 7,9-di-tert-butyl-4-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-hydroxymethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-dien-8-one. The composition of the reaction products has been determined, and the mechanism of their formation is discussed.

Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of isoalantolactone with 1,3-disubstituted or 1-substituted 5-bromo(iodo)uracils afforded mainly (13E)-13-(2,4-dioxotetrahydropyrimidin-5-yl)eudesma-4(15),11(13)-dien-8β,12-olides whose yields depended on the composition of the catalytic system, base, and additive. The structure of (13E)-13-[3-(2-cyanoethyl)-2,4-dioxotetrahydropyrimidin-5-yl]eudesma-4(15),11(13)-dien-8β,12-olide was proved by X-ray analysis.

Reactions of methyl phlomisoate with methyl acrylate, phenyl acrylate, methyl vinyl ketone, phenyl vinyl ketone, or N-substituted acrylamides catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2 in the presence of Cu(OAc)2, p-benzoquinone in the mixture of propionic acid and acetonitrile proceed regio- and stereoselectively with the formation of (E)-16-vinyl labdatrienoates. The oxidative coupling under these conditions of the methyl phlomisoate with styrene results in a mixture of 15,16-distyryl-, 16-styryl-, and 16-(1-phenylvinyl)-derivatives of furanolabdanoid.

Substituted salicylaldehydes reacted with ethyl diazoacetate to give ethyl 1-benzofuran-3-carboxylates containing various substituents in the aromatic ring. The Diels-Alder reaction of these compounds with Danishefsky’s diene was regioselective, and it provided an effective method for the construction of the heterocyclic skeleton of hexahydrodibenzo[b,d]furan-7-one or tetrahydrodibenzo[b,d]furan-7-one. The adducts were found to undergo rearrangement to substituted 4′-hydroxybiphenyl-2-yl methyl carbonates during column chromatography on silica gel.

Peucedanin reacted with methylideneiminium salt generated in situ from N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylmethanediamine and acetyl chloride to give 2-(dimethylaminomethyl)oreoselone. Reactions of peucedanin with aminomethylating agents generated in situ from formaldehyde and dimethylamine, N-methylpiperazine, or N-Boc-piperazine in boiling methanol smoothly afforded the corresponding 9-aminomethyl derivatives whose hydrolysis produced 9-aminomethyl-substituted oreoselones. 2,3,9-Trisubstituted linearly fused furocoumarins were synthesized by reactions of 9-substituted oreoselone trifluoromethanesulfonates with arylboronic acids.

The reaction of a linearly fused furocoumarin, oreoselone, with p-toluenesulfonyl chloride gave 2-tosyloreoselone which showed a high reactivity in palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions with formation of a new carbon-carbon bond. 2-Tosyloreoselone reacted with terminal alkynes in the presence of Pd(PPh3)2Cl2 to give the corresponding 2-alkynylfuro[3,2-g]chromen-3-ones. 2-Aryl(hetaryl)alkynyloreoselones were obtained in high yield directly by palladium-catalyzed reaction of oreoselone with tosyl chloride and aryl(hetaryl)acetylenes. The reaction of 2-tosyloreoselone with aryl(hetaryl)boronic acids in the presence of palladium complexes with uni- and bidentate ligands, tetrabutylammonium bromide, and a base afforded 2-aryl(hetaryl)-substituted oreoselones. 2-Vinyloreoselone was synthesized from 2-tosyloreoselone and potassium trifluoro(vinyl)borate.

The iodination of N′-substituted (2,5-dioxopyrrolidino)[3,4-h]-6,14-endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaines with N-iodosuccinimide in trifluoroacetic acid afforded depending on the excess of the reagent either 1-iodo- or 1,2-diiodoendo-ethenotetrahydrothebaines. The Sonogashira reaction of 1-iodo-6,14-endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaines with trimethylsilylacetylene led to the formation of N′-substituted 1-(trimethylsilylethynyl)-(2,5-dioxopyrrolidino)-[3,4-h]-6,14-endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaines whose desilylation cleanly furnished the corresponding 1-ethynylendo-ethenotetrahydrothebaines. The Mannich reaction of the acetylene derivatives of tetrahydrothebaine with amines and formaldehyde catalyzed by compounds of Cu(I) provided 1-[3-(morpholin-4-yl)propynyl]-, 1-[3-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)propynyl]-, and 1-[3-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)propynyl]-(2,5-dioxopyrrolidino)[3,4-h]-6,14-endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaines.

16-Propargylaminomethyl substituted and 16-propargyloxymethyl substituted furanolabdanoids were synthesized, which under the action of AuCl3 in acetonitrile underwent cycloisomerization forming 7-hydroxyisoindolines or 7-hydroxydihydroisobenzofurans substituted by a terpenoid fragment.

By Suzuki cross-coupling reaction of peurutenicin triflate with arylboric, furanylboric, pyridinylboric, and indolylboric acids the corresponding 7-aryl(hetaryl)coumarins were synthesized. The high activity of hetaryl-substituted boric acids in the Suzuki reaction was observed. Heck reaction of 7-O-trifluoromethylsulfonylpeur utenicin with terminal olefins (styrene, vinylpyridines, vinylpyrazine, vinyltriazole) was used to prepare (E)-7-[aryl(hetaryl)vinyl]coumarins. The dependence of reaction products yield on the nature of the catalytic system was found.

Suzuki cross coupling of oreoselone trifluoromethanesulfonate with substituted phenyl- and hetarylboronic acids in the presence of palladium complexes with uni- and bidentate ligands gave the corresponding 3-substituted furocoumarins.

Amination of oreoselone trifluoromethanesulfonate with N-substituted piperazines, anabasine, aniline derivatives, quinolin- and isoquinolinamines, and amino acids of the penicillin and cephalosporin series in the presence of palladium complexes gave the corresponding N-substituted 3-aminofurocoumarins. The yield of the amination products depended on the catalytic system and base used.

Palladium-catalyzed Heck reaction of oreoselone trifluoromethanesulfonate with various terminal alkenes (methyl acrylate, styrene, vinylpyridines, N-vinylpyrrole, and N-vinyl-1,2,4-triazole) led to the formation of the corresponding (E)-3-vinyl-7H-furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-ones. The yield was found to depend on the catalytic system and initial olefin structure.

Treatment of 2-X-substituted pyrazines (X = H, Me, Et, Pr, i-Pr, t-Bu, MeCH(OH), H2N, AcNH) with O-mesitylenesulfonylhydroxylamine gave the corresponding 2-X- and 3-X-(1-amino)pyrazin-1-ium mesitylenesulfonates. 2-Alkylpyrazines (X = Me, Et, Pr, i-Pr) displayed a correlation between the logarithms of the concentration ratio of 2- and 3-substituted cations and substituent steric constants. Wider series of sub- stituted pyrazines (X = H, Me, Et, Pr, i-Pr, MeCH(OH), H2N, AcNH) conformed to a multiparameter correla- tion between the logarithms of the concentration ratio of 2- and 3-substituted cations, on the one hand, and substituent constants σI, σR o , and Es o , on the other. The obtained data on the regioselectivity of amination of pyrazines were interpreted in terms of DFT/PBE/3Z quantum-chemical calculations.

The reaction of phlomisoic acid methyl ester with styrene, catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2, in the presence of Cu(OAc)2 and 1,4-benzoquinone in a mixture of propionic acid with diethyl ether gave the corresponding 15,16-distyryl derivative and only traces of 15- and 16-monosubstituted furanolabdanoids. Oxidative coupling of the title compound with methyl acrylate under analogous conditions afforded a mixture of 15-mono-, 16-mono-, and 15,16-dialkenylation products whose ratio changed during the process. The reaction was stereoselective, and the exocyclic double bond in the products had exclusively E configuration.

Cyanoethylation of lupane triterpenoids was performed. Amide oximes of 3β-O-(2-cyanoethyl)-betulinic acid methyl ester and 3β-O-acetyl-28-O-(2-cyanoethyl)betulin and the corresponding O-[2-(1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)ethyl] lupane derivatives were obtained.

Methyl 2-acetylamino-5-[2-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)vinyl]benzoate reacted with phenacyl bromide to produce quaternary 1-(2-aryl-2-oxoethyl)-2-methyl-5-(4-acetylamino-3-methoxycarbonyl)pyridinium bromides. 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of the latter to methyl propynoate and dimethyl but-2-ynedioate gave the corresponding indolizine derivatives containing an anthranilic acid ester moiety. Reactions of acetylenes with N-phenacylpyridinium salts obtained from a diterpene alkaloid derivative, 2-(pyridin-3-yl)vinyl-substituted lappaconitine afforded analogous compounds in which the indolizine fragment is conjugated to the aromatic ring of the alkaloid. 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of 1-(2-aryl-2-oxoethyl)-2-methyl-5-(4-acetylamino-3-methoxycarbonyl) pyridinium bromides with methyl propynoate was regioselective.

Palladium-catalyzed amination of 2-(1,3-dibromopropan-2-ylidene)-7H-furo[3,2-g]chromene-3,7(2H)-dione with various amines and amino acid derivatives led to the formation of the corresponding 2-(1,3-diaminopropan-2-ylidene)-substituted oreoselones. The yields depended on the catalytic system, base, and amine structure. Di- and polyazamacrocyclic furocoumarin derivatives were obtained by reactions of 2-(1,3-dibromopropan-2-ylidene)-7H-furo[3,2-g]chromene-3,7(2H)-dione with linear di- and polyamines (hexamethylenediamine, spermine, spermidine, and 3,6-dithiaoctane-1,8-diamine), catalyzed by palladium complexes.

Vilsmeier-Haak reaction of phlomisoic acid methyl ester gave a mixture of 15- and 16-formyllabdanoids. In addition, methyl 2-formyldodecahydrophenanthro[1,2-b]furan-6-carboxylate was isolated, and its structure was determined by X-ray analysis. Reductive amination of 16-formyllabdanoid with benzylamine or α-amino acid methyl esters led to the formation of labdanoid furfurylamines which reacted with maleic anhydride to produce N-substituted 4-oxo-10-oxa-3-azatricyclo[5.2.1.01,5]dec-8-ene-6-carboxylic acids. Acylation of labdanoid furfurylamines with (E)-but-2-enoyl chloride afforded the corresponding unsaturated amides which were converted into 10-oxa-3-azatricyclo[5.2.1.01,5]dec-8-en-4-ones via intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction. Treatment of the oxa adducts with boron trifluoride-diethyl ether complex gave dihydroisoindol-1-one derivatives containing a diterpene fragment.

By Heck reaction of isoalantolactone with aryl bromides or aryl iodides (3aR,4aS, 8aR,9aR,E)-3-arylmethylidene-8a-methyl-5-methylidenedecahydronaphtho[2,3-b]furan-2(3H)-ones and (4aS,8aR,9aS)-3-arylmethyl-8a-methyl-5-methylidene-4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9,9a-octahydronaphtho[2,3-b]furan-2(4H)-ones, products of the double bond shift, were synthesized. The yields of the arylation products depend on the nature of the catalytic system and on the structure of the aryl halide. The structures of (3aR,4aS,8aR,9aR,E)-3-(3,4-dimethoxybenzylidene)-8amethyl-5-methylidenedecahydronaphtho[2,3-b]furan-2(3H)-one and (4aS,8aR,9aS)-3-(2-methylsulfanylbenzyl)-8amethyl-5-methylidene-4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9,9a-octahydronaphtho[2,3-b]furan-2(4H)-one were proved by XRD analysis.

Reactions of 16-cyanomethyllambertianate with organozinc reagents obtained from ethyl esters of α-bromoacetic, α-bromopropionic, and α-bromobutyric acids gave the corresponding enaminoesters, β-ketoesters, and β-hydroxyesters of labdanoids whose yield depended on the reaction conditions and the structure of the α-bromoester. By Reformatsky reaction of 16-formylmethyllambertianate with α-bromoesters of carboxylic acids stereoisomeric β-hydroxyesters of labdanoids were synthesized.

Lossen rearrangement of N-hydroxymaleopimaric acid amide p-toluenesulfonate in the presence of amines in methanol led to the formation of the corresponding diterpene ureido esters with high regio- and stereoselectivity. Treatment of the resulting ureides with phosphoryl chloride gave cyclic amidines via intramolecular ring closure. Substituted hydantoins were obtained by reactions of the ureido esters with glyoxal in acid medium, and their treatment with sodium ethoxide in ethanol afforded compounds of the naphtho[1,2-h]-quinazoline series.

Reactions of O-mesitylenesulfonylhydroxylamine with 2-(methylsulfanyl)pyrazine, 2-(methylsulfanyl) pyrimidine, and 3,5-dimethyl-2-(methylsulfanyl)pyrimidines involve both sulfur and nitrogen atoms. The amination products at the sulfur atom prevail in the resulting mixture of isomeric cations, and the ratio of the S-NH2 and N-NH2 derivatives depends on the substrate nature. The experimental data were interpreted in terms of DFT quantum-chemical calculations.

Reactions of spiro[1-benzothiophene-4,5′-[1,3]dioxane]-4′,6′-diones with various amines led to the formation of 4-carbamoylhexahydrobenzo[b]thiophene-4-carboxylic acid 1,1-dioxides or their decarboxylation products, depending on the conditions. Hydrazinolysis of the spiro adducts in DMF gave the corresponding monohydrazides. The structure of 4-carbamoyl-7-methyl-5-phenyl-2,3,3a,4,5,6-hexahydro-1-benzothiophene-4-carboxylic acid 1,1-dioxide was proved by X-ray analysis.

The reductive amination of methyl 16-formyllambertianate with L-leucine or L-methionine esters resulted in labdanoid furfurylamines whose acylation with maleic anhydride on chlorides of methacrylic or crotonic acids gave the corresponding unsaturated amides that readily entered into the reaction of intramolecular [4+2]-cycloaddition giving the corresponding derivatives of 10-oxa-3-azatricyclo[5.2.1.01,5]dec-8-en-4-one. As a result of a sequence of reactions: The amination of methyl 16-formyllambertianate with cystamine, the acylation of the obtained methyl 16-thiazolidinyllambertianate with the above mentioned acid chlorides or with maleic anhydride, and the intramolecular cyclization of the arising furfurylamine we obtained terpenoid derivayives of 7,9a-epoxyhexahydrothiazolo[2,3-a]isoindol-5-one.

Retro-Diels-Alder decomposition of dodecahydro-endo-4b,12-ethenochrysene-1,4-diones obtained from a tricyclic diterpenoid, levopimaric acid, gave optically active 5-[2-(6-vinyl-2,6-dimethyl-2-carboxycyclohexyl) ethyl]-7-isopropyl-1,4-naphthoquinones which reacted with silyloxybutadienes to produce the corresponding 6- and 7-hydroxyanthraquinones, 5-furyl-7-hydroxytetrahydroanthraquinones, or 5-furyl-7-oxohexahydroanthraquinones. Condensation of the naphthoquinone derivatives with 5-isopropenyl-2,3-dihydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide resulted in the formation of 6,11-dioxodihydro- and 6,11-dioxohexahydroanthra[2,1-b]thiophene 3,3-dioxides. 6- and 7-Hydroxyanthraquinones were also obtained by reaction of dodecahydro-endo-4b,12-ethenochrysene-1,4-diones with Danishevsky diene, followed by cleavage of the polycyclic adducts. The cycloaddition of 5-[2-(-2-carboxy-2,6-dimethyl-6-vinylcyclohexyl)ethyl]-7-isopropyl-1,4-naphthoquinones in the presence of Lewis acids was characterized by increased regioselectivity.

16-(Benzylaminomethyl)lambertianic acid methyl ester reacts with 2-methylprop-2-enoyl chloride to give unsaturated amide which readily undergoes intramolecular [4 + 2]-cycloaddition with formation of terpenoid derivatives of 10-oxa-3-azatricyclo[5.2.1.01,5]decenone. Acetylation of lambertianic acid methyl ester with acetic anhydride occurs preferentially at the 2-position of the furan ring and is accompanied by migration of the exocyclic double bond. Reductive amination of 16-acetyl-15,16-epoxylabda-8(9),13,14-triene and subsequent reaction of the resulting amine with 2-methylprop-2-enoyl chloride give intramolecular cyclization products in high yield without isolation of intermediate furfurylacryloyl derivative. Reactions of methyl 16-(benzylaminomethyl)-15,16-epoxylabda-8(9),13,14- and -8(17),13,14-trien-18-oates with maleic anhydride lead to the formation of the corresponding 10-oxa-3-azatricyclo[5.2.1.01,5]dec-8-ene-6-carboxylic acid derivatives as mixtures of diastereoisomers.

Oxidative methoxylation of 8,17-isopropylidenedioxy derivative of lambertianic acid methyl ester with N-chlorobenzenesulfonamide in methanol, followed by hydrogenation over Raney nickel, gave rise to a 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran fragment which was converted into N-substituted pyrrole ring by the action of amines in acetic acid. The subsequent removal of the acetonide protection and periodate cleavage of the diols thus formed resulted in the formation of 17-nor-8-oxo derivatives, and the latter underwent smooth cyclization to decahydronaphtho[1,2-g]indoles in acid medium.

Kinetic isotope effects H/D in electrophilic fluorination of aromatic compounds with NF-reagents were investigated. The small values of k H/k D (0.86–1.00) are in agreement with the polar reaction mechanism where the Wheland complex decomposition is not the limiting stage. The fluorination of 1,3,5-trideuterobenzene was established by 1H and 19F NMR spectroscopy to occur with a 1,2-migration of a hydrogen (deuterium) atom. The analysis of Brown-Stock relationship demonstrated that the activity of NF-reagents exceeded that of many known electrophilic systems including halogenation, but it was essentially less than the activity of elemental fluorine.

Condensation of 16-formyllambertianic acid methyl ester with hippuric acid gave methyl 15,16-epoxy-16-[(4Z)-5-oxo-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-4-ylidenemethyl]labda-8(20),13(16),14-trien-19-oate which underwent ready transformation into 2-benzoylamino-3-(2-furyl)acrylic acid of the labdanoid series. Reactions of the diterpenoid azlactone with amines and α-amino acid esters led to the formation of the corresponding carbamoylvinylbenzamides and N-(2-benzoylaminoacryloyl) amino acid esters, and furylacrylic acid hydrazides were formed in reactions with hydrazines. Cyclization of the N′-phenylhydrazide by the action of 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide gave the corresponding 1,2,4-triazin-6-one. By treatment of the azlactone with aqueous ammonia on heating, 4-substituted 2-phenyl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-5-one was obtained.

Bromination of endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaine derivatives having a pyrrolidine ring fused at the C7-C8 bond, namely 1′-substituted 4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]morphinan-2′,5′-diones, 1′-aryl-4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]morphinans, and 4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-2′α-hydroxy-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-1′-phenyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]morpphinan-5′-one, with molecular bromine in formic acid smoothly afforded the corresponding 1-bromo derivatives. Iodination of 4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-1′-phenyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]-4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-1′-phenyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]-morphinan-2′,5′-dione with iodine(I) chloride gave 4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-1-iodo-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-1′-phenyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]morphinan-2′,5′-dione. The resulting 1-halo derivatives were brought into the Heck reaction with acrylic acid esters to obtain 1-[(E)-2-(alkoxycarbonyl)ethenyl]-substituted compounds. Demethylation of the 6-methoxy group in 1-bromo-endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaines was accomplished using boron(III) bromide in chloroform.

Treatment of lambertianic acid methyl ester with lead tetraacetate gave terpenoid 2,5-diacetoxydihydrofuran which reacted with primary amines to yield 3-terpenyl-substituted pyrrol-2(5H)-ones; the reaction with hydrazine led to the corresponding pyridazine derivative. The obtained furanoterpenoids underwent oxidative methoxylation by the action of N-chlorobenzenesulfonamide or N-bromosuccinimide in methanol. 2,5-Dimethoxydihydrofurans thus formed were smoothly converted into 3-substituted furan-2(5H)-one in acid medium. Hydrogenation of 2,5-dimethoxydihydrofurans, followed by treatment with amines, gave 1,3-disubstituted pyrroles.

The oxidation of methyl lambertianate with Jones’ reagent formed the corresponding anhydride which reacted with amines to form N-substituted terpenoid maleimides. New maleimides demonstrated high activity and stereoselectivity in the Diels-Alder reaction with cyclopentadiene. The condensation of the diterpenoid anhydride with hydrazines led to the formation of derivatives of 3,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridazines of labdane type.

The reaction of [2.2]paracyclophane with nitrosonium tetrachloroaluminate was studied by NMR (1H, 13C) spectroscopy using deuterium isotopic perturbation technique. The resulting cationic complexes containing one and two nitrosonium ions are involved in fast (on the NMR time scale) interconversion. Quantum-chemical calculations performed on the DFT level (using triple zeta basis set) indicate the higher stability of 2η single-charged π-complexes relative to σ complexes corresponding to the addition of NO+ ion at the ipso and ortho positions. The formation of the single-charged π-complex is energetically more favorable, compared to the double-charged π-complex. The affinity of NO+ for [2.2]paracyclophane is much greater than for p-xylene, presumably due to stacking interaction between the aromatic rings in the π-complex.

Hydroxylation of lambertianic acid with potassium permanganate in alkaline medium afforded 15,16-epoxy-8α,17-dihydroxy-13(16),14-labdadienoic acid which was oxidized with periodic acid to the corresponding 8α-hydroxy aldehyde, and the latter underwent smooth cyclization in acid medium to give diterpenoid of the 14,16-epoxyabietane series.

Quaternary ammonium salts obtained by quaternization of lambertian acid 16-dialkylaminomethyl derivatives effected by allyl halides or propargyl bromide undergo intramolecular [4+2]-cycloaddition resulting in diterpenoids of labdane type containing a heterocyclic fragment of 10-oxa-3-azatricyclo[5.2.1.01,5]decene or 10-oxa-3-azatricyclo[5.2.1.01,5]deca-6,8-diene.

Oxidation of lambertianic acid methyl ester and methyl 15,16-epoxy-17-hydroxylabda-13(16)14-dien-18-oate gave 17-nor-8-oxo-, 8,12-epoxy-17-hydroxy-, and 8-formyl-17-norlabdadienoic acid esters which were subjected to reductive amination, and the subsequent intramolecular aminomethylation of 17-nor-8(R)-methylamino- and 17-methylaminolabdadienoates with formaldehyde afforded new polycyclic compounds, furoazocine and furoazonine derivatives.

5-Arylmethylene-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-diones reacted with 5-isopropenyl-2,3-dihydrothio-phene 1,1-dioxide to give the corresponding ortho-addition products, 5-aryl-2',2',7-trimethyl-3,3a,5,6-tetra-hydro-2H-spiro[1-benzothiophene-4,5'-[1,3]dioxane]-4',6'-dione 1,1-dioxides. Their aminolysis resulted in opening of the 1,3-dioxane ring and formation of 4-carbamoyl-7-methyl-2,3,3a,4,5,6-hexahydro-1-benzo-thiophene-4-carboxylic acid 1,1-dioxide whose structure was determined by X-ray analysis. Reactions of the spiro adducts with amines and hydrazine hydrate afforded the corresponding mono- or dicarboxylic acid monoamides (hydrazide).

Reactions of symmetric and unsymmetrical pyrilo-2-cyanines containing polyfluorophenyl substituents with methylamine give rise to the corresponding pyridocyanines, 1,3-cyclohexadiene derivatives, or 1-methyl-2-pyridone. The type of the reaction product depends on the structure of the initial dye and the reaction conditions.

According to the X-ray diffraction data, the cationic fragment in 1-amino-1,10-phenanthrolinium mesitylenesulfonate is a unidentate n-complex whose asymmetric structure is retained in solution. Quantum-chemical calculations by the AM1 method and ab initio (6-31G, 6-31G*, MP2/6-31G) give geometric parameters of the cation, which are similar to those determined experimentally. No dynamic processes involving intra- or intermolecular transfer of the NH2 group was observed up to 100°C by NMR spectroscopy. 1-Amino-1,10-phenanthrolinium cation does not react with 4-methylpyridine and 4-methyl-1,10-phenan-throline with transfer of the amino group, and it fails to react with mesitylene and anthracene at elevated temperature.

Reactions of 2-amino-3-(1-imino-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)hexafluoro-1H-indene with carboxylic acid anhydrides and chlorides afforded 2-alkyl(aryl)-4-trifluoromethyl-5,6,7,8,9,9-hexafluoro-1,3-diazafluorenes. The molecular and crystalline structure of the products was studied by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. 5,6,7,8,9,9-Hexafluoro-2-phenyl-4-trifluoromethyl-1,3-diazafluorene in crystal gives rise to infinite ladder chains via π-stacking interaction between the benzene ring of one molecule and tetrafluorobenzene fragment of the other.

Preparation conditions were optimized for 2-methyl-5-chlorobenzothiazolium quaternary salts with long-chain N-alkyl substituents (C12H25, C15H31, C18H37). They were used in the synthesis of thiatrimethinecyanines conteining in the meso-position phenyl, p-chlorophenyl, or p-fluorophenyl groups.

According to the 1H and 13C NMR data, long-lived 4-(2-biphenylyl)-1,2,3,4-tetramethylcyclobutenyl cation generated by protonation of 3-(2-biphenylyl)-1,2,3-trimethyl-4-methylenecyclobutene in super-acids undergoes cyclization which launches further rearrangements finally leading to formation of a mixture of trans- and cis-4,5,6,6-tetramethyl-4,5,6-trihydrocyclopenta[j,k]phenanthren-5-yl cations.

It was established by means of multinuclear magnetic resonance method (1H, 1 3C, 1 9F and 1 4N) that reaction of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-R-piperidin-1-oxyl radicals (R = H, OH, OMe, OCOPh, NHCOMe) with nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate gave rise to the corresponding 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-oxo-4-R-piperidinium tetrafluoroborates. Linear correlations were found between the chemical shifts of atoms H4, C4 of cations and respectively σ1-constants of substituents R and chemical shifts of C4 atom calculated from increments of substitution. The conformational features of the generated nitrosonium cations are considered on the grounds of vicinal coupling constants J H H and quantum-chemical calculations by AM1 method.

The Diels-Alder reaction of lambertianic acid with maleic anhydride occurred in a stereoselective fashion and yielded diastereoisomeric (1R,2S,6R,7R)- and (1S,2R,6S,7S)-exo-adducts. The latter reacted with L-valinol to give the corresponding diterpenoid imides, 4-aza-9-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]dec-8-enes. Reactions of lambertianic acid with N-substituted maleimides in the presence of Lewis acids afforded diastereoisomeric adducts having both exo and endo configuration. Some transformations of the adducts were examined with a view to obtain cantharidin and dihydroisoindole analogs.

Reductive amination of methyl 16-formyllambertianate with tryptamine, followed by Pictet-Spengler cyclization of the resulting diterpenoindole amine with formaldehyde, yields methyl 16-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carbolin-2-ylmethyl)lambertianate. The reaction of formyl-substituted methyl labdatrienoates and labdadienoates with 2-(3-indolyl)ethylamines provides a convenient approach to 1-diterpeno-β-carbolines.

In the 13C NMR spectra of 5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinon-4-imines the para-quinonimine form is characterized by the presence of signals from C5 in the region 160-162 ppm and from C10 at ∼115 ppm whereas typical signals of the ana-quinoid form are those of C5 in the region 169-170 ppm and C10 at 110-11 ppm.