The hetero-tetra-cene skeleton of the title mol-ecule, C23H14Br2N2OS, is defined by linear annulation of four six-membered rings, including two N heteroatoms. This moiety is nearly planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.055 Å), with a slight twist of 4.1 (2)° between the two halves of the aromatic system. The dihedral angle between the least-squares plane of the skeleton and the benzyl group is 24.5 (3)°...

The title compound, C31H48O7·0.04CH3COOH, is a polyoxy-genated steroid obtained by selective chemical oxidation of 7-de-hydro-cholesteryl acetate. The asymmetric unit comprises three mol-ecules of the steroid (Z' = 3) and a mol-ecule of acetic acid which has occupancy factor 0.131 (5). The geometric parameters of the independent mol-ecules do not reveal significant differences. In one mol-ecule...

The structure of the title compound, C23H32O4, an arylalkanone isolated from the petroleum ether fraction of the ethanol extract of the bark of Virola venosa, has been established by NMR spectroscopy and, for the first time, by X-ray structure analysis. Two independent molecules of the same enantiomer are present in the unit cell. Both molecules exhibit an intramolecular hydrogen bond, which ca...

In the title compound, C(20)H(12)F(2)N(2)O(4), the two benzene rings of the tricyclic unit are oriented at a dihedral angle of 30.6 (1)°. The 2,4-difluoro-anilino residue is oriented at a dihedral angle of 68.2 (1)° with respect to the phen-oxy ring. In the crystal, N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the amino group and the carbonyl O atom of the oxepinone ring link the mol-ecules into infinte chains...

Editor—Studies investigating the impact on mortality of socioeconomic and lifestyle factors such as smoking tend to report death rates, death rate ratios, odds ratios, or the chances of smokers reaching different ages. These findings may also be converted into differences in life expectancy. We estimated how much life is lost in smoking one cigarette. Our calculation is for men only and based o...

The title compound, C(26)H(24)O(3), was synthesized via the coupling of 2-methoxy-benzaldehyde, 2-naphthol and 5,5-dimethyl-cyclo-hexane-1,3-dione. The pyran ring adopts a boat conformation, while the cyclo-hexenone ring is in an envelope conformation. The 2-methoxy-phenyl ring is almost perpendic-ular to the plane through the four C atoms of the pyran ring [dihedral angle = 88.76 (9)°].

The absolute configuration of the title compound, C16H24O, has been deduced from the chemical pathway. The six-membered ring has a roughly half-chair conformation with the quaternary C atom as the flap. The seven-membered ring displays a chair conformation. In the crystal, there is a weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bond between the methyl-ene group of the cyclo-propane ring and the carbonyl group of a scre...

In the title compound, C(15)H(13)ClN(4)O, which is a chloro derivative of the drug Nevirapine, the diazepine ring is in a twisted boat conformation. The pyridine rings fused to the diazepine fragment form a dihedral angle of 58.44 (10)° and the mol-ecule adopts a butterfly shape. The mol-ecules are joined via N-H⋯N hydrogen bonding into polymeric chains down the b axis. All weaker C-H⋯O inter-a...

Microsomal metabolites of the carcinogen 15,16-dihydro-11-methylcyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-one (Structure I) were separated by high-pressure liquid chromatography, and their structures were established on the basis of their ultraviolet and mass spectra, together with considerations of their general chemical properties. This was assisted by comparisons with metabolites formed in the same way fr...