3-Acetoxy-(2,3),(19β,28)-diepoxyoleanane (3a and 3b). A solution of 2 (2.5 g, 5.2 mmol) in CH Cl (30 mL) was
2
2
stirred on a magnetic stirrer and treated with m-chloroperbenzoic acid (2.5 g, 14.5 mmol) in diethylether (20 mL). The mixture
was stirred for 24 h at room temperature with TLC monitoring. When the reaction was finished the mixture was washed with
aqueous NaOH (10%) to remove residual m-chloroperbenzoic acid. The organic layer was separated and dried over Na SO .
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The solvent was removed in vacuo. The product was purified by column chromatography with elution by
hexane:ethylacetate:chloroform (10:1:2), yield
2
g
(77%), mp 258-260°C (ethanol:chloroform),
R
0.4
f
18
−1
(hexane:ethylacetate:chloroform, 10:1:2), [α]
+20.23° (c 1.7, CHCl ). IR spectrum (ν, cm ): 1750 (OCOCH ).
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3
3
PMR spectrum (300 MHz, CDCl , δ, ppm, J/Hz): 0.73, 0.83, 0.87, 0.97, 1.04 (5 × 3H, 5s, 5CH ), 1.07 (1.8H, s, CH
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3
of isomer 3a), 1.09 (1.2H, s, CH of isomer 3b), 1.13 (1.2H, s, CH of isomer 3b), 1.16 (1.8H, s, CH of isomer 3a), 2.03 (1.2H,
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3
3
s, OCOCH of isomer 3b), 2.09 (1.8H, s, OCOCH of isomer 3a), 2.26 (0.6H, dd, J = 12.2, J = 6.0, CH-1 of isomer 3a), 2.46
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3
1
2
(0.4H, dd, J = 12.5, J = 6.6, CH-1 of isomer 3b), 3.39 and 3.71 (2H, 2d, J = 7.8, CH -28), 3.47 (1H, s, CH-19), 4.49 (0.4H,
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2
dd, J = 12.3, J = 6.6, CH-2 of isomer 3b), 5.56 (0.6H, dd, J = 13.2, J = 6.0, CH-2 of isomer 3a).
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2
2β-Acetoxy-19β,28-epoxyolean-3-one (4). A mixture of 3a and 3b (0.5 g, 1 mmol) and morpholine (0.1 mL,
1.15 mmol) in benzene (50 mL) was refluxed with TLC monitoring. Solvent was distilled in vacuo. The solid was recrystallized
from ethanol:chloroform, yield 0.38 g (76%), mp 284-286°C (ethanol:chloroform), R 0.25 (hexane:ethylacetate, 5:1),
f
18
−1
[α]
+60.8° (c 1, CHCl ). IR spectrum (ν, cm ): 1700 (C=O), 1740 (COOCH ). Mass spectrum (EI, 70 eV, m/z, I , %):
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rel
+
498 (53) [M] , 456 (47), 438 (25), 427 (100), 205 (53), 204 (33), 191 (48), 190 (22), 189 (33), 187 (41), 177 (44), 175 (30),
163 (31), 161 (28), 150 (20), 149 (70), 147 (30), 137 (29), 135 (55), 133 (35), 123 (34), 122 (21), 121 (66), 119 (41), 109 (58),
108 (23), 107 (64), 105 (34), 95 (84), 93 (46), 83 (30), 82 (28), 81 (81), 79 (26), 69 (91), 55 (57).
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Table 1 gives the PMR and C NMR spectral data for 4.
General Method for Preparing C-2-Substituted 19β,28-Epoxyolean-1-en-3-ones (5a-e). Epoxide (3a and 3b,
1 mmol) was added to an amine (30 mmol) and refluxed for 16-20 h with TLC monitoring. The mixture was diluted with water.
The resulting precipitate was filtered off, dried, and purified by column chromatography with an individual eluent for each
compound. The products were crystallized from hexane:ethylacetate (10:1).
2-Piperidino-19β,28-epoxyolean-1-en-3-one (5a). Yield0.25g(47%), mp79-81°C, R 0.15(chloroform:ethylacetate,
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18
−1
10:1), [α]
+147.41° (c 1.3, CHCl ). IR spectrum (ν, cm ): 1680 (C=O).
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PMR spectrum (300 MHz, CDCl , δ, ppm, J/Hz): 0.74, 0.88, 0.89, 0.90, 0.96, 0.98, 1.08 (7 × 3H, 7s, 7CH ), 2.39-2.47
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3
(2H, m, piperidine), 2.68-2.75 (2H, m, piperidine), 3.39 and 3.72 (2H, 2d, J = 8.1, CH -28), 3.49 (1H, s, CH-19), 5.90 (1H, s,
2
CH-1).
2-Morpholino-19β,28-epoxyolean-1-en-3-one (5b). C H NO , yield 0.35 g (62%), mp 197-199°C, R 0.15
f
37 54
3
18
−1
(hexane:ethylacetate, 5:1), [α]
+118.47° (c 2.1, CHCl ). IR spectrum (ν, cm ): 1685 (C=O).
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Table 1 gives the PMR and C NMR data for 5b.
Synthesis of 2-Morpholino-19β,28-epoxyolean-1-en-3-one (5b) from Acetoxyketone 4. A mixture of 4 (0.1 g,
0.2 mmol) and morpholine (2.5 mL, 30 mmol) was refluxed for several hours with monitoring byTLC. The mixture was diluted
with water. The resulting precipitate was filtered off, dried, and purified by column chromatography with elution by
hexane:ethylacetate (5:1), yield 0.063 g (60%).
2-Benzylamino-19β,28-epoxyolean-1-en-3-one (5c). C H NO , yield 0.35 g (64%), mp 296-298°C, R 0.25
f
37 54
2
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−1
(chloroform:ethylacetate, 10:1), [α]
+41.70° (c 1.5, CHCl ). IR spectrum (ν, cm ): 1680 (C=O), 3400 br (NH).
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PMR spectrum (300 MHz, CDCl , δ, ppm, J/Hz): 0.71, 0.85, 0.95 (3 × 3H, 3s, 3CH ), 0.80, 0.84 (2 × 6H, s, 4CH ),
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3
3
3.38 and 3.71 (2H, 2d, J = 7.5, CH -28), 3.44 (1H, s, CH-19), 5.00 (2H, s, CH C H ), 6.91 (1H, d, J = 7.2, CH-1), 7.23-7.44
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2 6 5
(5H, m, arom.).
2-n-Hexylamino-19β,28-epoxyolean-1-en-3-one (5d). Yield 0.35 g (66%), mp 130-132°C, R 0.6 (hexane:ethanol,
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18
−1
+72.8° (c 1.0, CHCl ). IR spectrum (ν, cm ): 1680 (C=O), 3350 br (NH).
10:1), [α]
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PMR spectrum (300 MHz, CDCl , δ, ppm, J/Hz): 0.74, 0.87, 0.88, 0.97, 1.02, 1.05, 1.09 (7 × 3H, 7s, 7CH ), 2.63-2.79
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3
(2H, m, NHCH C H ), 3.40 and 3.72 (2H, 2d, J = 8.1, CH -28), 3.49 (1H, s, CH-19), 3.88 (1H, br.s, NH), 5.65 (1H, s, CH-1).
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2-Cyclohexylamino-19β,28-epoxyolean-1-en-3-one (5e). C H NO , yield 0.3 g (59%), mp 180-181°C, R 0.4
f
36 58
−1
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18
(hexane:ethanol, 10:1), [α]
+53.1° (c 1.0, CHCl ). IR spectrum (ν, cm ): 1680 (C=O), 3400 br (NH).
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PMR spectrum (300 MHz, CDCl , δ, ppm, J/Hz): 0.75, 0.87, 0.88, 0.97, 1.02, 1.04, 1.08 (7 × 3H, 7s, 7CH ), 2.74-2.88
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3
(1H, m, NHCHC H ), 3.39 and 3.72 (2H, 2d, J = 8.1, CH -28), 3.50 (1H, s, CH-19), 3.88 (1H, br.s, NH), 5.69 (1H, s, CH-1).
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