Macrolides from the scent glands of the tropical butterflies Heliconius cydno and Heliconius pachinus
作者:Stefan Schulz、Selma Yildizhan、Katja Stritzke、Catalina Estrada、Lawrence E. Gilbert
DOI:10.1039/b710284d
日期:——
The four major components present in scent gland extracts of the male Costa Rica longwing butterflies Heliconius cydno and Heliconius pachinus were identified as 12- and 14-membered macrolides containing a C18-carbon skeleton. By use of micro-reactions and spectrometric examinations, structural proposals were made and subsequently proven by synthesis, using ring-closing-metathesis as the key steps. These macrolides, (9Z,11E,13S)-octadeca-9,11-dien-13-olide (5, S-coriolide), (9Z,11E,13S,15Z)-octadeca-9,11,15-trien-13-olide (6), (9Z,13S)-octadec-9-en-13-olide (13), and (9Z,11S)-octadec-9-en-11-olide (25), are biosynthetically obviously derived from oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids. Their absolute configurations were determined by gas chromatographic investigations on chiral phases, showing all to possess (S)-configuration.
哥斯达黎加长翼蝴蝶(Heliconius cydno 和 Heliconius pachinus)雄性蜕皮腺萃取物中发现的四种主要成分被确定为含有C18碳骨架的12-和14-membered大环内酯。通过微反应和光谱检测,提出了结构方案,并通过合成验证,这一过程以环闭合重排为关键步骤。这些大环内酯包括(9Z,11E,13S)-十八烯-9,11-二烯-13-内酯(5, S-柯里内酯)、(9Z,11E,13S,15Z)-十八烯-9,11,15-三烯-13-内酯(6)、(9Z,13S)-十八烯-9-烯-13-内酯(13)和(9Z,11S)-十八烯-9-烯-11-内酯(25),这些化合物在生物合成上显然源自油酸、亚油酸和亚麻酸。它们的绝对构型通过对手性相的气相色谱分析确定,显示全部为(S)-构型。