Retinoids and Related Compounds. 17. Conformational Study of Retinochrome Chromophore: Synthesis of 8,18-Ethanoretinal and a New Retinochrome Analog
摘要:
In order to investigate the chromophore conformation around the trimethylcyclohexene ring in retinochrome, (all-E)-8,18-ethanoretinal (2), in which C-8 and C-18 positions of retinal 1 was connected by an ethylene group, was synthesized via the Dieckmann condensation of diester 6 from 2,2-dimethylcyclohexanone 7. This analog 2 was incorporated into aporetinochrome, forming a pigment with lambda(max) at 498 nm. Its opsin shift (2200 cm(-1)) is of the same order of magnitude as that of native retinochrome (2400 cm(-1)), suggesting that the conformations of both chromophores are fairly similar in the protein. In addition, MMX calculations indicate that the torsional angle around the 6-7 single bond in retinochrome might correspond to the allowable torsional angle in 8,18-ethanoretinal (2).
Synthesis of 818-ethanoretinal and its interaction with apo-retinochrome
摘要:
All-(E)-8,18-ethanoretinal was synthesized from 2,2-dimethylcyclohexanone, and its binding experiment with apo-retinochrome afforded the new retinochrome analog, whose opsin shift exhibited fairly similar to that of the natural retinochrome.
An Improved Synthesis of Benzocycloalkanone Derivatives
作者:Akimori Wada、Kyoko Sawada、Naomi Ono、Masayoshi Ito
DOI:10.1248/cpb.52.132
日期:——
A convenient and improved annulation method for the synthesis of bicyclic ketones was developed. A 2,2-dimethyl-6-(2-phenylsulfonyl)ethylcyclohexanone was converted into a sulfonylester by the addition of ethyl acetate and subsequent dehydration. A Dieckmann type condensation of the sulfonylester followed by desulfonylation afforded the 8,8-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydronaphthalene-2-one in good