The title compound, C(20)H(30)O(2), is an ent-atisane diterpenoid which was isolated from the roots of Euphorbia kansuensis. The mol-ecule contains five six-membered rings, among which three six-membered rings of the bicyclo-[2.2.2]octane unit adopt boat conformations and two cyclo-hexane rings adopt chair conformations. In the crystal structure, mol-ecules are connected by inter-molecular O-H⋯...

[structure: see text] Biogenetically interesting polypropionate-derived metabolites 1 and 2, featuring an unprecedented skeleton, have been isolated from the sea slug Elysia diomedea. Their enantiomeric character indicates that the current spontaneous electrocyclization cascade biogenetic hypothesis for the bicyclo[4.2.0]octane core must be enzymatically aided. These compounds are isomeric with...

The first total syntheses of (-)-trichorabdal A and (-)-longikaurin E are reported. A unified synthetic strategy is employed that relies on a Pd-mediated oxidative cyclization of a silyl ketene acetal to generate an all-carbon quaternary center and build the bicyclo[3.2.1]octane framework. These studies, taken together with our previous synthesis of (-)-maoecrystal Z, demonstrate that three arc...

Asymmetric rotators with a 1,4-bis(ethynyl)bicyclo[2.2.2]octane (BCO) core are needed for engineering crystalline arrays of functional molecular rotors. Their synthesis uses carbinol, 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol, as a protecting group because of its polar character and its ability to sustain orthogonal functionalization with the further advantage of being readily removed. The synthesis in good yields...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound (C6H14N2)[CdCl4]·H2O contained one 1,4-di-aza-bicyclo-[2.2.2]octane dication, a tetrahedral CdCl4 (2-) anion and a lattice water mol-ecule. In the crystal, the solvate water mol-ecule inter-acts with the cationic and anionic species via N-H⋯O and O-H⋯Cl [O⋯Cl = 3.289 (7) Å] hydrogen-bond inter-actions, respectively, leading to a layered supramolecular s...

From the ethyl acetate soluble fraction of twigs of Magnolia denudata (Magnoliaceae), seven new neolignan derivatives, 1-7, were isolated along with eighteen known lignan and neolignan derivatives, 8-25. The structures of the new neolignans were elucidated by means of spectral methods, especially by 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectra, and two dimensional NMR methods such as 1H-detected heteronuculear m...

In the title compound, C31H30N2O, the cis-fused cyclo-hexene and cyclo-octane rings adopt boat and boat-chair conformations, respectively. The essentially planar five-membered N-heterocyclic ring [r.m.s. deviation = 0.017 (1) Å] is cis- and trans-fused, respectively, with the cyclo-hexene and cyclo-octane rings. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked into inversion dimers through pairs of weak C...

The title compound bis-(1,4-diazo-niabi-cyclo-[2.2.2]octa-ne) di-μ-chlorido-bis-[tetra-chlorido-bis-muthate(III)] dihydrate, (C6H14N2)2[Bi2Cl10]·2H2O, was ob-tain-ed by slow evaporation at room temperature of a hydro-chloric aqueous solution (pH = 1) containing bis-muth(III) nitrate and 1,4-di-aza-bicyclo-[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) in a 1:2 molar ratio. The structure displays a two-dimensional arran...