Ten α,α,α′-trisubstituted cyclododecanones were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, infrared, 1^H NMR and 13^C NMR spectra, and X-ray diffraction. NMR data could not give conformational information clearly, but some of their ring skeleton conformations of cyclododecanone moiety were showed to remain the unchanged [3333]-2-one conformation with little distortion, while the others were changed to the [3324]-2-one conformation in their crystal structures. These are consistent with the results of molecular mechanics calculation with Sybyl 6.9 software and Tripos force field, and semi-empirical quantum calculation with AM 1 method in Gaussian 98 software. Two geminal substituting groups are located at α-corner carbon atom, and the third group is at α-side-exo carbon atom in both conformations. Both [3333]-2-one and [3324]-2-one conformations are present in a dynamic equilibrium in the solution, but only one preferred conformation exists in the crystal solid.
A mangrove endophytic fungus(No.1947)was isolated from the leaves of Kandelia candel from all estuarine mangrove from the South China Sea.The secondary metabolites of this strain were studied firstly in this paper and five compounds were isolated from the fermentation liquid.Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopy methods as three cyclodipeptides,cyclo-(Tyr-Tyr),cyclo-(Leu-Leu)and cyclo-(AIa-Leu),and Uracil and 5-isobutyl-2,4-imidazolidinedione.The results show that this fungal strain can produce abundant azacyclic compounds.
2-（2＇-Oxo-3＇-oximidocyclododecyl） cyclododecanone （1） and 2-（1＇-hydroxylcyclododecyl） cyclododecanone （2） were synthesized and characterized. The conformation analysis was carried out based on the NMR, molecular mechanics calculation and X-ray diffraction. The conformation of two cyclododecyl moieties of both 1 and 2 was found to be the [3333]-2-one or [3333] square conformation both in the crystal state and the solution. The dihedral angle between carbonyl and the oxime double bond of the ring B is 180°in the crystal of 1. The protons or hydroxyl group of carbon atoms to link the two cyclododecyl moieties of 1 and 2 constitute dihedral angles of 174°in the crystal, and 175°in the solution, and the C-C 6 bond between two cyclododecyl moieties can not freely rotate in the solid state and the solution. In addition, compound 2 was the first example of a-comer-anti-monosubstituted cyclododecanone. synthesis
Eight 1,2-disubstituted cyclododecenes were synthesized from -alkoxycarbonyl-cyclododecanone and alkyl chloroformate. Their configuration and conformation determined by IR, NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the carbon-carbon double bond of all of the synthesized compounds has cis-configuration, and the ring skeleton of their preferred conformation is [1ene2333] in solid, and they may adopt two different [1ene2333] conformations,which exist in a dynamic equilibrium in solution.
