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The scent of bacteria: Headspace analysis for the discovery of natural products

Volatile compounds released by 50 bacterial strains, 45 of them actinobacteria in addition to three chloroflexi and two myxobacteria, have been collected by use of a closed-loop stripping apparatus, and the obtained headspace extracts have been analyzed by GC-MS. Excluding terpenes that have recently been published elsewhere, 254 compounds from all kinds of compound classes have been identified. For unambiguous compound identification several reference compounds have been synthesized. Among the detected volatiles 12 new natural products have been found, in addition to mellein, which was released by Saccharopolyspora erythraea. The iterative PKS for this compound has recently been identified by in vitro experiments, but mellein production in S. erythraea has never been reported before. These examples demonstrate that headspace analysis is an important tool for the discovery of natural products that may be overlooked using conventional techniques. The method is also useful for feeding experiments with isotopically labeled precursors and was applied to investigate the biosynthesis of the unusual nitrogen compound 1-nitro-2-methylpropane, which arises from valine. Furthermore, several streptomycetes emitted compounds that were previously recognized as insect pheromones, thus questioning if bacterial symbionts are involved in insect communication.

Intramolecular cyclopropanation of unsaturated terminal epoxides and chlorohydrins

Lithium 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidide (LTMP)-induced intramolecular cyclopropanation of unsaturated terminal epoxides provides an efficient and completely stereoselective entry to bicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ols and bicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-2-ols. Further elaboration of C-5 and C-6 stannyl-substituted bicyclo[3.1.0]-hexan-2-ols via Sn-Li exchange/electrophile trapping or Stille coupling generates a range of substituted bicyclic cyclopropanes. An alternative straightforward cyclopropanation protocol using a catalytic amount of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (TMP) allows for a convenient (1 g-7.5 kg) synthesis of bicyclo[3.1.0]-hexan-2-ol and other bicyclic adducts. The synthetic utility of this chemistry has been demonstrated in a concise asymmetric synthesis of (+)-β-cuparenone. The related unsaturated chlorohydrins also undergo intramolecular cyclopropanation via in situ epoxide formation.

Regioselectivity and diasteroselectivity in Pt(II)-mediated "green" catalytic epoxidation of terminal alkenes with hydrogen peroxide: Mechanistic insight into a peculiar substrate selectivity

Recently developed electron-poor Pt(II) catalyst 1 with the "green" oxidant 35% hydrogen peroxide displays high activity and complete substrate selectivity in the epoxidation of terminal alkenes because of stringent steric and electronic requirements. In the presence of isolated dienes bearing terminal and internal double bonds, epoxidation is completely regioselective toward the production of terminal epoxides. Insight into the mechanism is gained by means of a reaction progress kinetic analysis approach that underlines the peculiar role of 1 in activating both the alkene and H 2O2 in the rate-determining step providing a rare example of nucleophilic oxidation of alkenes by H2O2.

Dissociations of Positively Charged Aliphatic Epoxides. I. Structure Elucidation of the η-Cleavage Products

Dissociative ionization of 1,2-epoxy n-alkanes gives rise to abundant + ions of structure +.This conclusions is drawn from metastable ion analysis and from collosional activation spectra.This fragmentation involves the C-C ring opening and a 1,4-H migration leading to the corresponding enol ether +. precursor of + fragment.The same isomerization scheme applies to 1,2-epoxy methyl substituted alkanes and 2,3-epoxy n-alkanes.