Two unidentified chlorinated volatiles X and Y were detected in headspace extracts of the fungus Geniculosporium. Their mass spectra pointed to the structures of a chlorodimethoxybenzene for X and a dichlorodimethoxybenzene for Y. The mass spectra of some constitutional isomers for X and Y were included in our databases and proved to be very similar, thus preventing a full structural assignment. For unambiguous structure elucidation all possible constitutional isomers for X and Y were obtained by synthesis or from commercial suppliers. Comparison of mass spectra and GC retention times rigorously established the structures of the two chlorinated volatiles. Chlorinated volatiles are not very widespread, but brominated or even iodinated volatiles are even more rare. Surprisingly, headspace extracts from Streptomyces chartreusis contained methyl 2-iodobenzoate, a new natural product that adds to the small family of iodinated natural products.
在真菌Geniculosporium的头空间提取物中检测到了两种未经鉴定的氯化挥发性化合物X和Y。它们的质谱指向X为氯二甲氧基苯,Y为二氯二甲氧基苯的结构。X和Y的一些构造异构体的质谱已包含在我们的数据库中,证明它们非常相似,因此无法完全确定结构。为了明确结构,我们通过合成或从商业供应商处获得了X和Y的所有可能的构造异构体。质谱和气相色谱保留时间的比较严格确定了这两种氯化挥发性化合物的结构。氯化挥发性化合物并不是很常见,但溴化或甚至碘化的挥发性化合物更为罕见。令人惊讶的是,从Streptomyces chartreusis的头空间提取物中发现了甲基2-碘苯甲酸酯,这是一种新的天然产物,丰富了碘化天然产物家族。