Issue 42, 2021

Correlations between the ECD spectra and absolute configuration of bridged-ring lactones: revisiting Beecham's rule

Abstract

Bridged lactones frequently appear as structural fragments in natural products. To elucidate their stereochemistry using electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra, Beecham correlated the sign of the Cotton effect (CE) from the n → π* transition of lactones at approximately 220 nm with the skeleton of bridged lactones. By combining experimental and theoretical ECD analyses of various bridged lactones using time-dependent density functional theory calculations and a methodology for extracting core structures, Beecham's rule was revisited and revised to define the scope of application. Both the position of the β-C atom in the larger lactone system and the additive contribution of groups at β-C exerted effects on the sign of the CE. The revised rule provides an alternative way to interpret experimental ECD data in addition to quantum-chemical calculation for various bridged lactones.

Graphical abstract: Correlations between the ECD spectra and absolute configuration of bridged-ring lactones: revisiting Beecham's rule

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Aug 2021
Accepted
07 Oct 2021
First published
07 Oct 2021

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021,19, 9266-9275

Correlations between the ECD spectra and absolute configuration of bridged-ring lactones: revisiting Beecham's rule

J. Zhang, B. Yang, Y. Yang, F. Gao, W. Liu and L. Li, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021, 19, 9266 DOI: 10.1039/D1OB01557E

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements