Norprzewalsone A, a Rearranged Polycyclic Polyprenylated Acylphloroglucinol with a Spiro[cyclopentane-1,3'-tricyclo[7.4.0.01,6]tridecane] Core from Hypericum przewalskii

J Org Chem. 2022 May 20;87(10):6824-6831. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00503. Epub 2022 May 12.

Abstract

Norprzewalsone A (1), a rearranged polyprenylated polycyclic acylphloroglucinol (PPAP) with a new carbon skeleton, along with a new congener, norprzewalsone B (2), were isolated from Hypericum przewalskii. Compound 1 possessed a new 5/6/5/6/6 pentacyclic ring system based on a spiro[cyclopentane-1,3'-tricyclo[7.4.0.01,6]tridecane] core, which might be derived from the common [3.3.1]-type bicyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol (BPAP) via the key retro-Claisen, intramolecular cyclization, and Diels-Alder cyclization reactions. Their structures and absolute configurations were confirmed by spectroscopic data, calculated 1D NMR data with DP4+ probability analyses, and electronic circular dichroism calculations and comparison. More significantly, compound 1 exhibited a moderate inhibitory effect on NO production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkanes
  • Cyclopentanes
  • Hypericum* / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phloroglucinol / chemistry
  • Phloroglucinol / pharmacology
  • Spiro Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Alkanes
  • Cyclopentanes
  • Spiro Compounds
  • tridecane
  • Phloroglucinol