Xanthchrysones A-C: Rearranged Phenylpropanoyl-Phloroglucinol Dimers with Unusual Skeletons from Xanthostemon chrysanthus

J Org Chem. 2019 Dec 6;84(23):15355-15361. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02373. Epub 2019 Nov 18.

Abstract

Three pairs of dimeric phenylpropanoyl-phloroglucinol enantiomers, (+)- and (-)-xanthchrysones A-C [(+)- and (-)-1-3], as well as their postulated biosynthetic precursors, were isolated and identified from the leaves of Xanthostemon chrysanthus. Compound 1 featured an unprecedented bis-phenylpropanoyl-benzo[b]cyclopent[e] oxepine tricyclic backbone. Compounds 2 and 3 represent the first examples of 1-(cyclopentylmethyl)-3-(3-phenylpropanoyl)benzene scaffold. The structures and absolute configurations of 1-3 were determined by spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction analysis as well as electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculation. Both (+)-2 and (-)-2 showed moderate antibacterial activities including several multidrug-resistant strains.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Dimerization
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Myrtaceae / chemistry*
  • Phenylpropionates / chemistry*
  • Phloroglucinol / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Phenylpropionates
  • Phloroglucinol