Alkaline cleavage of II (68 mg) was carried out by the method described for I to afford two compounds that were
identified as phloroglucinol (1) and protocatechoic acid (2).
Acid Cleavage of 1. Compound I (75 mg) was dissolved in EtOH (4 mL), treated with HCl (1.5 mL, 2 N), refluxed
under N on a water bath for 2 h, diluted with water, and extracted with EtOAc. The extract was washed with NaHCO
2
3
solution and dried over anhydrous Na SO . Solvent was distilled off. The solid was chromatographed over a column of
2
4
Sephadex LH-20 with elution by 60% EtOH to afford a compound (4 mg) of composition C H O , mp 253–255°C,
2
2 18 10
2
0
[
ꢂ] –176° (c 0.15, MeOH), R 0.54 (system 2) [(–)-epicatechin-3-O-gallate (7)] [6].
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Paper chromatography of the hydrolysate detected cyanidin, R 0.69 (system 5) and glucose R 0.51 (system 6).
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Acid cleavage of II (80 mg) was carried out analogously to afford a compound (4.4 mg) of composition C H O ,
2
2 18 10
2
0
mp 253–255°C, [ꢂ] –176° (c 0.15, MeOH), R 0.54 (system 2) [(–)-epicatechin-3-O-gallate (6)]; glucose (4), R 0.51 (PC,
D
f
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2
4
system 6); and a compound with mp 135–137°C, [ꢂ] –26.5° (c 0.21, acetone) [galloylglucose (9)].
D
Thiolytic Cleavage of Proanthocyanidins. Compound I (200 mg) and thiophenol (5 mL) were mixed, treated with
acetic acid (3 mL) in EtOH (10 mL), and left at room temperature for 48 h. The course of the reaction was monitored hourly
during the first 10 h by TLC. The reaction mixture was condensed. The resulting oily residue was chromatographed over
2
0
Sephadex LH-20 (elution by 80% EtOH) to afford a compound (11 mg), C H O , mp 253–255°C, [ꢂ] –176° (c 0.15,
2
2
18 10
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MeOH), R 0.54 (system 2) [(–)-epicatechin-3-O-gallate (6)] and an amorphous substance (98 mg) of total thioethers.
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Cleavage of Thioethers of I. Thioethers (98 mg) were mixed with EtOH:HOAc (3 mL, 9:1), treated with catalyst
(
Raney Ni), and held for 1 h at 50°C. Then, the reaction mixture was filtered. The filtrate was condensed and monitored using
2
0
TLC to afford a compound of composition C H O , mp 241–243°C, [ꢂ] –68.4° (c 0.3, acetone:water, 1:1), R 0.57 (system
1
5
14
6
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2
) [(–)-epicatechin (8)].
Cleavage of II. Compound II (205 mg) was cleaved and the reaction products were purified as described above. The
reaction mixture was chromatographed over Sephadex LH-20 (60% EtOH) to afford a compound (8 mg) of composition
2
0
C H O , mp 253–255°C, [ꢂ] –176° (c 0.15, MeOH), R 0.54 (system 2) [(–)-epicatechin-3-O-gallate (6)] and a mixture
2
2
18 10
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of thioethers (110 mg).
Cleavage of Thioethers of II. Thioethers (110 mg) were mixed with EtOH:HOAc (4 mL, 9:1), treated with catalyst
(
Raney Ni), and held for 1 h at 50°C. Then, the reaction mixture was filtered. The filtrate was condensed and chromatographed
2
2
over Sephadex LH-20 to afford two compounds, the first of composition C H O , mp 195–197°C, [ꢂ] +3.2° (c 0.52,
2
2
18 10
D
acetone:water, 1:1), R 0.70 (system 1) [(+)-catechin-3-O-gallate (12)]; the second of composition C H O , mp 253–255°C,
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22 18 10
2
0
[
ꢂ] –176° (c 0.15, MeOH), R 0.54 (system 2) [(–)-epicatechin-3-O-gallate (6)].
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Enzymatic Hydrolysis of I and II. The glycoside (15 mg) was dissolved in water (10 mL) and treated with
-glucosidase. The reaction mixture was placed in a thermostat and held at 30°C for 6 h. Polyphenols were precipitated by
ꢀ
lead acetate solution. Paper chromatography detected in the filtrate glucose (R 0.51, system 6).
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